Diversity in mass communication theory courses

From: Journalism & Mass Communication Educator | Date: October 1, 2002| Author: Lasorsa, Dominic L | Copyright information

Since race, ethnicity and other diversity variables often are included in mass communication studies, one might assume that mass communication theory can tell us much about diversity-related aspects of the processes and effects of mass communication. However, as Bramlett-Solomon and Liebler1 noted in their work on race, "While many studies have examined media and race concerns and have included race variables, few of these studies are theory based." Compounding the problem, they said, is the ...

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