The anti-racist media manifesto

Saha, Anamik, Sobande, Francesca ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4788-4099 and Titley, Gavan 2024. The anti-racist media manifesto. The Manifesto Series, Polity.

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Abstract

The rise of the far-right, the impacts of Covid-19, and the mediated evidence of racist police violence have challenged the dominant complacency in liberal democracies that racism was a thing of the past. We are now witnessing the renewed anti-racist commitment of social movements and the rising authoritarianism that seeks to suppress it. This ongoing tension provides important opportunities for reflection and intervention in how institutions deal with the problem of racism, including media institutions. Rather than making media “less racist”, how can media systems, policies and practices be transformed in ways that actively challenge the production of racism? What should a truly anti-racist media look like? Anamik Saha, Francesca Sobande and Gavan Titley address these important and timely questions to outline the essential steps for working towards an anti-racist media future. Revealing how the media are implicated in racism, the authors consider how systems, policies and practices can be transformed to confront and prevent it. Focusing on the problems of impartiality, the limits of diversity and representation, and the contradictions of digital culture, this manifesto embraces anti-racism’s collectivist roots. Ultimately, the book illuminates key strategies and suggestions to move us closer to an anti-racist media future for everyone.

Item Type:	Book
Book Type:	Authored Book
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Journalism, Media and Culture
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Publisher:	Polity
ISBN:	9781509559848
Last Modified:	19 Jul 2024 15:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/170619

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