The non-official "Latina Belt." I loved Bad Bunny's halftime show at the Super Bowl as a celebration of Puerto Rican culture. As a theater performance, it stretched the boundaries of what โAmericaโ is: not just the United States, but all of the countries, named South to North by Bad Bunny himself, including displaying the flags … Continue reading Bad Bunnyโs Super Bowl and why the criticism feels exhausting
Category: Media criticism
Dutch journalism and its biggest newsroom has a white fragility problem
The NOS, the largest news organization of the Netherlands became news itself this week when internal documents and screenshots about its diversity policy were leaked. It showed that the newsroom actively encourages its employees to profile gender and ethnicity in news reports. Furthermore, there is a monthly โDivibokaalโ, a โDiversity Cupโ for the most โdiverseโ production … Continue reading Dutch journalism and its biggest newsroom has a white fragility problem
How media can heal themselves from the โwhiteness psychosisโ
A 5:25 minutes debate on a Sunday morning two weeks ago, about the question whether the word โEmpireโ should be removed from British Honours, teaches us everything that goes wrong in journalism nowadays if it's about discussing the colonial past. Professor of Black Studies Dr Kehinde Andrews was invited to join a panel in the … Continue reading How media can heal themselves from the โwhiteness psychosisโ
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