When it comes to media, we can tell a story different ways. Whether it is with imagery, with narrative, with specific phrases, like calling Henry Louis Gates an elitist or a victim of racial profiling, we are telling a story. The stories we digest through the media make a difference in how we feel and how we think about and act towards others. Unfortunately, the people who deliver media messages are well versed in these ideas, while the American public largely is not. That makes the average citizen vulnerable to the agenda of those who write and produce media. Read More