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Media and Diversity Essay

You are to apply course concepts and research skills to understand media and diversity.

Visit each of the web links listed below or search and locate at least three credible and reliable resources to generate a minimum of three recommendations to increase diversity in media. This may include ways to increase the on-screen presence of minorities, ways to make the depictions of minorities more accurate or relevant, ways to increase coverage of minority issues in news reporting, or other related subjects.

• Diversity in the media and entertainment industries. (n.d.). Ethnic Majority.
  Retrieved from http://www.ethnicmajority.com/media_home.htm 
• Media activism. (n.d.). National Organization for Women.
  Retrieved from http://www.now.org/issues/media/index.html 
• Woods, K. (2001). The essence of excellence: Covering race and ethnicity (and doing it better). The Poynter Institute.
  Retrieved from http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=5048 

Prepare a 250 to 500 word essay that discusses issues presented by each of your sources and make three specific recommendations to increase diversity. Be sure to support your recommendations with references to your sources and/or our course textbooks.

Write your essay using Microsoft Word or Open Office (freeware found at Apache OpenOffice).

You are to submit your paper using the assignment dropbox.
Paper requirements:

• 250–500 words 
• Double spaced 
• APA writing conventions
• Your research should be documented by citing one or more credible sources such as a newspaper, a biographic article, book, or website. 
  • To assist you in your research, the library has the following tutorials and links for you to use: 

1. Getting Started with Your Research
2. Frequently Asked Questions
3. Research Databases
   1. Communication and Mass Media Complete, listed alphabetically, 5th one down the list 

• Proofread for grammar – SmartThinking is available to assist you with your writing and is available at Smarthinking, Inc. Refer to the SLA Writing Rubric to see the grading parameters.