Media and Affirmative Action

As the conflict on affirmative action began to rise, protests also began to rise. Groups were created, blogs were written, and media was of course involved. Alot of media coverage has been dedicated to affirmative action. A lot of news websites have dedicated a certain part of the website to inform the citizens of the status, and the curremt news on affirmative action and other civil rights activities.

• http://www.usnews.com/topics/subjects/affirmative_action - This website tells us about the latest news about affirmative action. It includes articles and blogs about affirmative action published by U.S. News & World Report.


• http://www.seattletimescompany.com/communication/momentum/timeline.htm - This website provides a timeline including all important events that have occured in the United States (including affirmative action).


• http://www.affirmativeaction.org/news.html - This website is dedicated to the promotion of affirmative action. The indicated website shows all articles or news related to affirmative action provided from 2007-2011.


• http://www.discourses.org/OldBooks/Teun%20A%20van%20Dijk%20-%20Racism%20and%20the%20Press.pdf - The indicated website is a PDF file of a book called "Racism and the Press". The book contains information about media coverage on affirmative action and other civil rights activities.