As a teen in the “War on Drugs” 1980s, I remember being almost jubilant on those rare occasions when the local news showed a criminal…
The landscape of television programming today is nothing like it was when the ”Cosby Show” ended in 1992, but that’s not stopping Bill Cosby from…
President Obama turned biting comedian again this year for his speech at the 100th annual White House Correspondent’s Dinner where Hollywood meets Washington, D.C. in the…
The advent of the 24-hour news cycle and the concurrent explosion of technology means that content must constantly be refreshed to feed the media pipeline.…
Roland Martin talks with Eric Deggans of the Tampa Bay Times about the media’s discussion on race and how it’s a difficult conversation to have.
“Jet” magazine launched in 1951 and has since become one of the most enduring magazines reflecting the Black experience. Today, it experiences a rebirth with…
CNN News, The soldier slain in London yesterday has been identified as Lee Rigby who was a machine gunner, royal palaces drummer and father. The media is in a frenzy because the entire slaying scene was captured on a cell phone camera. After a day full of chaos the fallen soldier’s identity was revealed. Soldier […]
Bravo has again received record ratings with yet another reality show. Its newest addition: Married to Medicine. Married to Medicine, set in Atlanta, follows the lives of two female black doctors and four wives of doctors. Although a reported 1.9 million viewers tuned into to watch the lives of the women, filled with luxury as […]
Roland Martin talks with journalist Eric Deggans about the state of the media, how black people watch the news and a recent study that found…
According to a new Fairleigh Dickinson University study, people who watch Fox News are less likely to know about important news events than people who do not watch news at all. See also: Anderson Cooper Reveals His Favorite Journalist See also: Fox News Host Apologizes For Obama “Hizzouse” Remarks In one instance, the study found that […]
Oftentimes the news is not newsworthy. A lot of times it’s just entertainment. Sometimes the media will exploit children for ratings, whether it be for humor or sensationalism. In any case, these pieces often reinforce stereotypes. Here are five incidents where we believe the media has exploited Black children. 4. The Gun-Crazed Kid WBBM-TV in […]
In this country we have a very large celebrity culture, and it sometimes seems as though people can become a ‘celebrity’ for not really achieving anything at all. Kim Kardashian anyone? Just take a look at the magazine covers next time you’re walking down the street, chances are a reality star, or celeb scandal will […]
