Diversity in media
In its simplest form, the Internet is considered a form of communication, pure and simple. What it is perceived as today has been shaped by the activities that people utilize it for their day to day tasks. The Internet was not created around the idea of racial divide, yet it has transformed to the point in which it plays a crucial role in the social and economic status of minorities. Ernest J. Wilson III and Sasha Constanza-Chock explain the racial divide in media in their article "New Voices on the Net". This article outlines the struggle non-white minorities faced in the past. They were denied jobs and positions based solely on their race and as a result, the wealthy, white elites had complete control over the television and radio stations. Effectively, this gave them complete control over the transfer of information as well as secure their superior positions, socially and economically.
With a monopoly on the media firms in America, the elites were, by extension, able to regulate the working class; keeping jobs out of the hands of minorities. As the mostly white media firm owners continued to prosper, the unemployment rate for minorities continued to increase and the gap between the two parties seemed to be growing longer and longer. This disparity only causes minorities to be at a disadvantage when it comes to economic opportunity. In the present, this gap is slowly being filled, but at the rate things, it will still be quite a while before race is no longer a factor when it comes to computer literacy and overall social and economic status.
With a monopoly on the media firms in America, the elites were, by extension, able to regulate the working class; keeping jobs out of the hands of minorities. As the mostly white media firm owners continued to prosper, the unemployment rate for minorities continued to increase and the gap between the two parties seemed to be growing longer and longer. This disparity only causes minorities to be at a disadvantage when it comes to economic opportunity. In the present, this gap is slowly being filled, but at the rate things, it will still be quite a while before race is no longer a factor when it comes to computer literacy and overall social and economic status.