Take a position on this statement The media represent realis

Take a position on this statement: The media represent realistic images of Arabs. Support your views with one or two reasons and / or examples. (Cite any sources you referenced.) take a position on this statement: The media represent realistic images of Arabs. Support your views with one or two reasons and / or examples. (Cite any sources you referenced.)

Solution

In my opinion, media does not represent realistic images of Arabs. Recently, the Arab American National Museum and the National Network for Arab American Communities partnered with the National Voices Project (NVP) to investigate, among other things, media bias against racial, ethnic, and religious groups.

According to the survey, respondents agree that there is a “persistent negative media bias” against Muslims and Arabs/Arab Americans. Nearly 50% of adults believe there is a persistent negative media bias against Muslims and 44% believe the same of Arabs/Arab Americans.

Media especially film media consistently commnicates negative image of Arabs and Muslims. In all terrorist based movies, it is shown that villain belongs to these communities and hero is either a Hindu or a Christian. Although survey respondents did feel that media bias against African Americans (40%) and Jewish people (23%) remains a problem, it is clear that Muslims and Arabs are currently in the (negative) spotlight.

The history of stereotyping and media bias in the United States follows a clear trajectory: media bias increases when a specific ethnic, religious, or racial group is seen as a threat to national security (economic or otherwise). For example, Hispanics/Latinos have long been the focus of persistent negative media bias. Recent popular and political discourses on immigration portray “illegal” immigrants from Latino countries as a threat to the economy and safety of the nation.