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ERIC Number: EJ389788
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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You Are What You Watch.
Crosson, Lesley
Social Education, v53 n3 p168-69 Mar 1989
Points out the power that television has in shaping opinions and in promoting and banishing stereotypes. Presents examples of positive role models in both entertainment and news programing. Emphasizes the importance of reflecting a pluralistic society in news reporting. (LS)
Descriptors: Blacks, Cultural Pluralism, Hispanic Americans, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role, Mass Media Use, Minority Groups, Misconceptions, News Reporting, Public Opinion, Role Models, Stereotypes, Television, Television Viewing, United States Government (Course)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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