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News coverage of Indian Country will not improve until more Indians become reporters.
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Don’t Stop the Presses
There is no shortage of information in Indian communities. Newspapers, radio and television make their way onto even the most isolated reservations.
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Searching for a Free Press in Indian Country: Are tribally controlled media watchdogs or lap dogs?
Too many tribal governments do not support a free press, argues Sherrole Benton. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting can be a model for tribes seeking publicly funded, yet editorially independent media.
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The Image Never Fades: A survey of tribal college presidents on media stereotyping
Although the practice of negatively stereotyping native Americans in the mass media can he traced back to the earliest European artists, writers and photographers, examples of the harmful practice abound today, even in the era of so-called “political correctness.”
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Students Start Newspaper at United Tribes Technical College
Articles on topics ranging from American Indian soldiers participating in the Gulf war to the dangers of excessive cholesterol were included in the first issue of a new newspaper founded by the students of United Tribes Technical College.
