Diversity in the Media

I chose to watch the CBC broadcast, with Tom Murphy and Amy Smith.  I chose three reports, because I found that an hour and a half was a lot of information to cover. The first anchor was Tom Murphy, a white middle aged male. The first report I chose to cover was a story about international students from all over the world that have unique cultural backgrounds, and they have to pay double tuition in Nova Scotia. In the story the reporter interviewed a black man who shared his views and opinions about the situation. An interesting fact is that 20% of the university’s population is made up of international students.

 At 5:30 CBC switched anchors and it was Amy Smith at the desk. The story that I found interesting was about the racial slurs that were spray painted on boardwalks in Eastern Passage. Amy Smith interviewed Jackie Barkhouse, white Caucasian middle aged women, and they were discussing safety precautions they have to take, and what they would have to do if the same thing happens in the future. The words have been there all morning but have now been removed.

For the final half hour they went back to Tom Murphy. His top story was about someone falling out of a 7 story building and surviving with severe injuries. They interviewed the mother of the victim and she didn’t appear to be a diverse race. She was explaining how it was a miracle that her daughter survived the fall, and her daughter is expected to stay in hospital for the next few weeks.

 As you can see there is a lot of diversity in the media with these three stories that I have chosen. I think diversity should be continued to be covered in the workplace, and all over the world. If the world was not diverse it would not be unique as it is today.