Regarding the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops, there has been a steady stream of criticism from numerous media outlets around the world that have used race-related descriptions in the reports of numerous media outlets around the world.
A senior overseas correspondent for CBS News said Ukraine "is not like Iraq and Afghanistan, which have been in conflict for years, which is more civilized, a city close to Europe, and we don't have and don't want war here." ”
On a BBC programme, a former Ukrainian deputy prosecutor said "the killing of a blonde European" was the main reason for his mood to be shaken in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
In the media world, there are numerous examples of further alienation from certain ethnic groups in subtle terms. Media expressions convinced viewers that wars and conflicts occurred only in the "third world" and "developing countries" inhabited by indigenous peoples and blacks. Prejudice in news reports fuels the oppression of certain racial groups.
Looking at which news is considered "worthy" to report, one can see how pervasive racism is. News that African migrants living in Ukraine are not allowed to transit should be reported more, but in reality there is little coverage and not much attention.
In Ethiopia, clashes between government forces and armed groups in Tigray have continued since November 2020, killing tens of thousands of people and famineting more than 300,000 people, but little has been reported. In Cameroon, West Africa, since 2016, the independence movement has developed into a conflict with the pro-Western world in the north-west, displacing more than 1 million people, but it seems that the only thing that has caught the world's attention is the crisis affecting whites.
In Bridgeport, Connecticut, Lauren Smithfields, 23, was found dead after meeting a man she met on a dating app in her apartment last December. Her death was not even notified to a family member. It was only when rapper Cardi B posted the incident on social media that the incident caught the attention of the United States.
If black women, girls are missing or found dead, there are few reports. On the one hand, they actively report on the cases of white women becoming victims of violent crimes, but on the other hand, they ignore the cases of non-white victims such as blacks, Indigenous peoples, and Asians.
Malcolm X once said, "The media is the most powerful force in the world." It can convict innocent people, innocent people who commit crimes, and the media is manipulating the emotions of ordinary people in a big way. ”
What to report and how to report is biased. The media have a direct influence in shaping awareness, and such injustice must therefore be firmly condemned.