Building Critical Race Media Literacy: Countering the Narrative

Providing students and scholars with the tools they need to understand the problematic racialized social structures present in the mainstream media, this text highlights how students can be empowered to challenge these social systems.

Christine McWhorter is Assistant Professor of Broadcast Journalism at Howard University, USA. Her research is centered on the intersection of news, media literacy and race, and she specializes in critical race media literacy. Her work explores how media shapes public understanding of marginalized communities and how media literacy can empower BIPOC communities to challenge dominant narratives and tell their own stories. In addition to her work on race and media, she examines broader media literacy issues, including misinformation, news credibility, and the impact of digital platforms on public discourse.