Lehrman, Sally
Reporting Inequality: Tools and Methods for Covering Race and Ethnicity
- ISBN 13:
- 9781138849884
- author:
- Lehrman, Sally
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 300
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 centimetres (0.46 kg
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Media Studies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Reporting Inequality: Tools and Methods for Covering Race and Ethnicity This book provides simple, effective reporting strategies to help journalists investigate the root causes of racial inequality. It offers practical techniques and frameworks to improve awareness and coverage of structural inequity. The authors discuss how disparities in health, education, wealth, housing, and the criminal justice system are often linked to inequity in opportunity. The book also showcases best practice in writing from reputable news organizations, highlighting community-based reporting and model reporting examples. Tools such as the Fault Lines framework and the authors' Opportunity Index and Upstream-Downstream Framework help journalists improve their coverage of these issues. Ideal for students and professionals alike, Reporting Inequality is a valuable resource for understanding how to cover structures of injustice with balance and precision.