Diversity in the News- Asians

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Asians in the News

Julian, Marco, Ronee, Jeremy

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What are some of yourpreconceptions of Asians?...of Middle Easterners ( Turkey , Cyprus , Syria , Le anon ,!ra" , !ran , !srael , the West #ank , the $a%a Strip , &ordan , Af'hanistan , akistan , and the )arious states andterritories of Ara ia *?

...of East Asians (China, &apan, +orth orea, Southorea, Mon'olia and Tai-an*?

Are they fair? Are they 'rounded in reality, or stereotypes?

We re 'oin' to try to find out. "Map of Asia." JohoMaps . jDec. 2014.


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reconceptions and the Media s /einforcements of Th

Preconceptions:0The Middle East is full of -ar and terrorism,as the people in this re'ion are -arlike innature.

0China, /ussia, and +. orea are e1amples ofnon0democratically run countries that aredetrimental for the people -ho li)e in saidcountries.0+ot enou'h po-erful countries in Asia ha)edemocratic 'o)ernments.

How the news media usually bac0+e-s media often focuses its reportin' only on )iolent acts in With holy -ars ra'in' across mre'ion, tensions are hi'her than e)0 When -ritin' a out these coumedia tends to focus on their and those 'o)ernments effects oof each country.0Most ne-s co)era'e of non0dempo-ers is focused on those counto ecome democratically run, of 2on' on'.


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ThesisThe ne-s media perpetuates ne'ati)e stereotypesin the Middle East, and reportin' is focused ont-o e1tremes for the rest of Asia3 either it is iased to-ards 'o)ernmental stories, often

influenced y American democratic ideals4 or focuses on superficial stories. 2o-e)er, Asiansare as a -hole underrepresented in the ne-s.


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E)ident Trends02ea)y co)era'e of attacks and )iolence in theMiddle East0Lots of reportin' on China s economy 02on' on'5s protests0Lots of superficial and unimportant ne-s fromThailand0Ma6ority of ne-s on the hilippines is on

natural disaster ne-s0+orth orea hea)ily reported on, and the recente)ents -ith The Interview0When &apan -as reported on, the reportsmainly consisted of tell details on minorpro lems &apan has.

0Many e1amples of clashes et-een ere el 'roups and the 'o)ernment of thocountries0Most stories focus more on 7S in)ol Asia than affairs in the country itself.

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Week 93 +o). ; 0 ec. <Major Week 2 Headlines:

Middle East 2eadlines00@ olice in)esti'ate the mysterious sta in' death of an

American teacher in an A u ha i athroomB(W *

0@Le anon arrests -ife, son of !S chief #a'hdadiB( M*

0@!nside o ane s last medical stationB(W *

hilippines 2eadlines00@2undreds of thousands flee as Typhoon 2a'upit nears

hilippinesB(W *

Tai-an 2eadlines0

0@Tai-an s president to resi'n from party leadershipB(W *

Effects and Observations: While there is a lar'e amount of necomin' out of the Middle East e)ere)en on su 6ects that are seem to unimportant, there is far fe-er repocomin' out of Tai-an and the hilipand those that do are fairly importhttp388'a-ker.com8american0mom0s

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Week 3 ec. : 0 ec. ;Thailand 2eadlines0(A * Graser takes ;0shot lead at Thailand Championship ($olf*0(A * Thailand princess relin"uishes her royal title

0(A * 2itler appears in Thai )ideo to promote H)alues0I#urmaJ (/ick +oack* !n #urma, it s a crime to put headphoneson the #uddhaChina 2eadlines0(A * Traffic resumes after 2on' on' clears protesters0(A * 2on' on' police arrest 9=F protesters, demolish maincamp0(A * Small in)estors add fuel to China s i' stock oom0(A * China slams hilippines o)er South China Sea case

hilippines 2eadlines0(A * hilippine storm -eakens after lea)in' 9; dead0 (Cesi Cru%* The politics of the hilippines )ulnera ility tonatural disasters

Effects and K ser)ationsThere is a surprisin' amount of e1clusine-s reported on from Thailand. Whilesuch as China and the hilippines receco)era'e of important issues such as thedemocracy protests in 2on' on', and thChina s economy, the )ast ma6ority ofon from Thailand and the surroundin' a -ere a out relati)ely unimportant thin'sany lar'e national impact. The co)era'e

hilippines in this span of time -as prim

to co)era'e of natural disasters and the ithem. orea -as continued to not e takthe mass media durin' this -eek.

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Week 3 ec. ; 0 Today Ma6or Week 2eadlines30!n akistan, Tali an massacre of schoolchildren fuels road outra'e0 akistan s military kills at least ;;F suspected militants0!srael carries out air strike on 2amas site in $a%a0&apan, 7S delay update to defense cooperation0China s -ealth finds home in Washin'ton state

0 +ot as skinny as K ama, like utin is okay. China censors school oy ssu''estion that i lose -ei'ht

02o- im &on' 7n ecame the tar'et of HThe !nter)ie-Effects and K ser)ations3

Middle East co)era'e is )ery focused on )iolence and death. Se)eral headlines include names of terrorist or'ani%atioThese stories help uphold the sti'ma of terrorism in the Middle East. 2ea)y co)era'e on economics. Superficial artica out the oy callin' his president o)er-ei'ht sho-s the lack of serious reportin' in parts of Asia. A surplus of storiesrelatin' to HThe !nter)ie- , confirmation from 'o)ernment official that +orth orea hacked into Sony. 7pholds ne'at

)ie-s of +orth orea in America, spreads fear of possi le conse"uences for the mo)ie release.


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Asian Writers! !shaan Tharoor (pre)iously a senior editor at T!ME, -orkedin 2on' on', -rites for the Washin'ton ost*! Sudarsan /a'ha)an ( a ul #ureau Chief, Washin'ton ost*! ris Chen' Lok0chit (Washin'ton ost China reporter*! $ene Wan' ('eneral sports reporter, Washin'ton ost*

Asian reporters 'enerally -ork on stories in the World section.


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iscussion uestions!n a 'eneral sense, are the stereotypes of Asians presented y ne-smedia fair?

o the stereotypes of Asians in the ne-s hinder our a ility to see themas e"ual to oursel)es, and not 6ust people on the other side of the -orld?

Grom your perspecti)e, do these stereotypes ha)e any su stantial amountof truth to them?

oes the media create our pre6udices for Asians, or simply support them? To -hat e1t

2o- has the on'oin' War on Terror, the 7S5s in)ol)ement in it, and its co)era'e y themedia cast a ne'ati)e li'ht upon the Middle East?

2o- ha)e Cold War tensions and Americans a)ersion to communism affected our )ie-of /ussia, China, and +. orea e)en today?

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Works Cited3 Week ;Cheng Lok-chit, Kris, and Simon Denyer. "Hong Kong Police, Protesters Clash; 86 Peo le !rrested." The Washington Post # $o%. &'(, )orld* n. ag. T

&'(. htt * . ashington ost.com orld hong-kong- olice- rotesters-clash-86- eo le-arrested &'( '' # #''6&6e6-'(/(-('6#-a081-/#'#'#66+d+d2story.html3.

Cheng Lok-chit, Kris, Simon Denyer, and Daniela Deane. "Hong Kong Police Clear Pro-democracy Demonstrators4 Protest Site." The Washington Post 6

Washington Post . )e+. Dec. &'(. htt * . ashington ost.com orld hong-kong- olice-clear- rotest-site &'( '' 6 &0(6'6'a-0#(#-''e(-a0##-e5 0 1e

"Disc ssion-7ro ." Peterkirby.com . Peter Kir+y, 1 ay &'(. )e+. Dec. &'(. htt * eterkir+y.com -content loads &'( Disc ssion-7ro .gi/3.

" a o/ !sia." JohoMaps . 9ohoma s.com, &. )e+. Dec. &'(. htt * .9ohoma s.com as asia ma .html3.

:agha%an, S darsan. "Ka+ l om+ing Kills olley+all 7ame." The Washington Post 5 $o%. &'(, )orld* n. ag. The W

&'(. htt * . ashington ost.com orld s icide-+om+er-in-eastern-a/ghanistan-kills-scores- atching-a-%olley+all-game &'( '' 5 ''a1ca8-(0#e-(aa&-1e'#-

&e5d610ac5& 2story.html3.

:agha%an, S darsan, and ohammad Shari/. "S icide om+er in Ka+ l ?argets ritish; 6 Dead." The Washington Post 0 Se t. &'(, )orld* n. ag. The

&'(. htt * . ashington ost.com orld s icide-+om+er-targets-+ritish-%ehicle-in-a/ghanistan &'( '' 0 c(/00d56-06&6-''e(-a0##-e5 0 1e0+2story.htm

)an, )illiam, and Kris Cheng Lok-Chit. "Hong Kong Protesters Denied =ntry into China." The Washington Post ( $o%. &'(, )orld* n. ag. The Washin

htt * . ashington ost.com orld asia2 aci/ic hong-kong- rotesters-denied-entry-into-china &'( '' 5 &ed16'8c-0&c(-''e(-a c -(08'01/d&(812story.html3.


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Works Cited3 Week 9l estone, 7a+rielle. @!merican om Sta++ed to Death in !+ Dha+i all :estroom.A Gawker . Kin9a, n.d. )e+. Dec. &'(. htt * ga ker.com american-m

a+ -dha+i-mall-restroo-'66#1 (68 3.

@H ndreds o/ tho sands /lee as ?y hoon Hag it nears Phili ines.A The Washington Post . ?he )ashington Post, n.d. )e+. Dec. &'(.

htt * . ashington ost.com orld h ndreds-o/-tho sands-/lee-as-ty hoon-hag it-nears- hili ines &'( ' /1ca1d'a-0ca8-''e(-8(d(-0c816+1&a+dc2s

@Bnside Ko+ane4s last medical station.A The Washington Post: post TV . ?he )ashington Post, 5 Dec. &'(. )e+. Dec. &'(.

htt * . ashington ost.com ostt% orld middle2east inside-ko+anes-last-medical-station &'( ' &5 8c' 6+(a-c/d6-((+0-a(a(-8/15e /+58'2%ideo.htm

@Le+anon arrests i/e, son o/ BS chie/ aghdadi.A DailyMail.com . !ssociated $e s a ers Ltd, Dec. &'(. )e+. Dec. &'(.

htt * .dailymail.co. k ires a/ article- 8#0'6( Le+anon-detains- i/e-son-BS-chie/- aghdadi-sec rity-so rce.html3.

Philli , !++y. @Police in%estigate the mysterio s sta++ing death o/ an !merican teacher in an !+ Dha+i +athroom.A The Washington Post . ?he )ashington P

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)an, )illiam. @?ai an4s resident to resign /rom arty leadershi .A The Washington Post . ?he )ashington Post, n.d. )e+. Dec. &'(.

htt * . ashington ost.com orld tai ans- resident-to-resign-/rom- arty-leadershi &'( ' & ' 6#'(68-0a'a-''e(-8(d(-0c816+1&a+dc2story.html3.

@)oman arrested in death o/ .S. teacher in nited !ra+ =mirates.A The Washington Post: post TV . ?he )ashington Post, n.d. )e+. Dec. &'(.

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Works Cited3 Week Craig, ?im, and Pamela Consta+le. "Bn Pakistan, ?ali+an massacre o/ schoolchildren / els +road o trage." The Washington Post . ?he )ashington Post, '6 Dec.

htt * . ashington ost.com orld tali+an-storm-a- +lic-school-in- akistan &'( ' '6 +cd6/1 8-8(/8-''e(-+1+0-+865 ae05d #2story.html3.

Craig, ?im, and ShaiF H ssein. "Pakistan4s military kills at least ''1 s s ected militants." The Washington Post . ?he )ashington Post, '1 Dec. &'(. )e+. De

htt * . ashington ost.com orld in-eG anding-o//ensi%es- akistan-military-kills-at-least-60-s s ected-militants &'( ' '1 a#'8e 06-800'-''e(-+1+0-+865 ae0

Denyer, Simon. " $ot as skinny as I+ama, like P tin is okay.4 China censors school+oy4s s ggestion that Ji lose eight." The Washington Post . ?he )ashin

Dec. &'(. htt * . ashington ost.com +logs orld%ie s &'( ' '8 not-as-skinny-as-o+ama-like- tin-is-ok-china-censors-school+oys-s ggestion-tha

"?he Bnter%ie Poster." Comicbook.com . $. ., '0 Dec. &'(. )e+. Dec. &'(. htt * media.comic+ook.com loads' &'( ' the-inter%ie - oster- re%ie -

Press, !ssociated. "China4s ealth /inds home in )ashington state." The Washington Post . ?he )ashington Post, '1 Dec. &'(. )e+. Dec. &'(.

htt * . ashington ost.com + siness chinas- ealth-/inds-home-in- ashington-state &'( ' '1 #1(ae+6(-80(e-''e(-a+c/-#a5d0+5+ &+82story.html3.

- - -. "Ho Kim ong n +ecame the target o/ ?he Bnter%ie 4." The Washington Post . ?he )ashington Post, '8 Dec. &'(. )e+. Dec. &'(.

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- - -. " a an, S delay date to de/ense coo eration." The Washington Post . ?he )ashington Post, n.d. )e+. Dec. &'(. htt * . ashington ost.com o

delay- date-to-de/ense-coo eration &'( ' '8 6a1d+cee-80 #-''e(-a+c/-#a5d0+5+ &+82story.html3.

Press, !ssocited. "Bsrael carries o t airstrike on Hamas site in 7a a." The Washington Post . ?he )ashington Post, '1 Dec. &'(. )e+. Dec. &'(.

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