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Author
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Sadia Jamil & Jessica Retis
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Year
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2023
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Publisher
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Journalism Practices
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Abstract
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Albeit an increase in awareness of minority problems, people from immigrant, ethno-cultural, and diverse racial groups or who are lesbian, bisexual, gay, or transgender or who are from low-income groups, do not have the same access to media like majority members of the society. In any democratic society, circumstances like this should not be marginalized because news cannot be perceived merely as commodity for lucid public discourse, but as the public construction of exact images of society. This implies that one of the central problems to address when scrutinizing the contribution of the news media in community-building is its relationship to cultural diversity. Although representation and visibility of minorities in mass media, reflects just one of several factors related with the standing of minority groups in society, its influence should not be underestimated.