Black Perspectives; Blacks in Media: Perceptions, Pressures and Status. Part 1
Description:
Part one of a two-part series on the perceptions, pressures, and status of black people working in the media with guests Robert Jordan, Boston Globe columnist; and Paul Deare, director of UMass/Boston's Center for Communications Media and president of the Boston Black Media Coalition. Topics discussed include Jordan's and Deare's paths to their respective careers, the media's impact on black affairs in Boston, challenges to black access to, and ownership of, media outlets, the pressure on black journalists to represent both the black community and their employers' wishes in their choice of stories, the potential benefits to the black community of new media "narrowcasting" technologies such as cable television, home video, and satellite television; the need for training programs to expose black people to media technology, and institutional responsibility required to diversify the media profession. Black Perspectives is a public affairs talk show featuring in depth conversations about issues of interest t
