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Social Policy, Media, And Misrepresentation

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According to the article Social Policy, the Media, and Misrepresentation, “Social policy makes neither news nor history unless there is some crisis.” They continue to add, in regards to social policy, “Media reporting is central to the construction as well as the reporting of crises,” (source 1). Media outlets use various distortions, such as headlines and use of words, to construct the public’s view of the issue (source 1). This is very common tactic when it comes to the categories of racism and gun control within the social policy.
Mass media teaches Caucasian Americans how to perceive African Americans and has significantly attributed to the oppression and discrimination of blacks. They choose to solely focus on acts of crime, drug abuse,

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