Individual Blog Post #4

Something that I find very interesting about the media is that they're not very diverse. Most journalists are white and are men. I notice most stories that are positive are about men that are white.

The media rarely portrays women, different races, and disabled people. Along with that the media barely portrays old people. I think it's because of the media our society is the way that it is. People believe the stereotypes that they hear about black and hispanic people because of how they are portrayed in the media.

Disabled people are hardly ever portrayed in the media and that's why so many people don't know how to treat them just like normal human beings. I feel like if something is negative in the media it's usually about a minority.

I think the media needs to be more diverse in its stories. Now that we have president elect Barak Obama the media needs to change. The media needs to be more open to other people and their stories. It's through the media that we can start to change stereotypes so that our kids can grow up in a better society.