ABSTRACT

Robust literature identifies news media’s sordid history of presenting disparaging depictions of Black identity and its subsequent influence on non-Black audiences. However, research addressing Black viewers, their varied group identities, and protective factors that minimize this influence, has received limited attention. Accordingly, this study examines the relationship between Black individuals’ political identities, news media consumption, critical media literacy skills, and their collective influence on audiences’ self and group esteem as well as news media’s perceptions of the group. Results posit a favorable relationship between variables, specifically, consumption of news media, increased media literacy, and Black viewers’ esteem.

摘要

强大的文学作品表明，新闻媒体在呈现对黑人身份的贬低描述及其对非黑人观众的后续影响方面的肮脏历史。然而，针对黑人观众、他们不同的群体身份以及最小化这种影响的保护因素的研究受到的关注有限。因此，本研究考察了黑人个人的政治身份、新闻媒体消费、批判性媒体素养技能以及他们对观众自我和群体自尊的集体影响以及新闻媒体对群体的看法之间的关系。结果表明变量之间存在有利关系，特别是新闻媒体的消费、媒体素养的提高和黑人观众的自尊。