Rhetorical Precis

In their book, “Diversity in U.S. Mass Media,” Catherine Luther, Carolyn Lepre, and Naeemah Clark discuss the various diversities that make up mass media, but particularly focus in on ethnicity within media representations. The main emphasis that this book is attempting to portray is the fact that there are many consistencies in media demonstrations of minority groups in the United States. In order to exemplify the fact that diversity in media is consistent and real, the authors state: "With globalization and the advancement of communication technology, more individuals have the opportunity to encounter individuals from other races or ethnic backgrounds either firsthand or through a mediated source such as the mass media.” This is a key part of media to point out because even though previous media generations may have been selective when it came to the races that were represented in their arsenal, due to our flattening world, it is important to recognize all of the differences in ethnicity and race that our world has to offer.

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