Addressing anti-Asian racism in news reporting 1 Examples of anti-Asian racism in news reporting: monolithic portrayals and demonisation There is great diversity in the experiences, cultures, bias and racism in the media coverage of the war in languages, and faiths of South Asian communities, Gaza and Israel’s attacks on Palestinians, which they This resource contains descriptions of experiences o. [...] We included such terms skin colour, xenophobia, and Islamophobia – that to demonstrate and dissect the language and Similar approaches of monolithic portrayals and South Asian communities face.iii thinking of the time, and we apologise for any “othering” are also seen in news reporting about offence or distress that reading such language A recent example is how monolithic portrayals refugees and p. [...] stories, which put communities at the centre of The Commission also heard the importance exaggerated outbursts of public concern.ix of better resourcing community-controlled These marginalisation tactics targeting Asian media outlets, and utilising non-traditional and other negatively racialised communities in and participant-led research to amplify the the media are conceptually tied to the racis. [...] These beliefs seek to enforce white develop culturally safe workplaces to advance control over the continent and its borders culturally safe reporting, and to resource and and shores, as well as who is deemed worthy platform stories that amplify the voices and lived of entering Australia. [...] Addressing anti-Asian racism in news reporting 3 References i For the purpose of this project, the scope of ‘Asia’ discussed is limited to vi Sikh Nishkam Society of Australia, Submission No 44 to the Legal Affairs the regions of East, Southeast, and South Asia, and did not substantively and Safety Committee, Queensland Parliament, Inquiry into serio.
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