Activity: Choose a media story where race is the central issue in sport.
In Australia, racism and the media are regularly entangled.
Choose a media story where race is the central issue in sport (such as the 2013 AFL incident below) or from other sections of the community such as politics or education, and answer the following questions in relation to this story.
Do you believe that media stories portraying racist attitudes help educate the public or are they counter-productive and entrench existing attitudes?
Do you agree with the statement by Waleed Aly that Australia has a high level of low level racism?
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In Australia, racism and the media are regularly entangled.
Choose a media story where race is the central issue in sport (such as the 2013 AFL incident below) or from other sections of the community such as politics or education, and answer the following questions in relation to this story.
See the Monthly article by Waleed Aly: Racism, Australian Style
youtu.be/XyrbUiJCkVw