Mixed Media Watch

[Zinger]

Have any of you come across Mixed Media Watch ? I signed up for their email newsletter recently and it's a fascinating way to keep up with mixed-race issues in the news. For example, the email I received today included the following stories:

• Hate Crime in Long Island, NY Targets Mixed Families
  
• UK Scientist: Mixed People ?More Beautiful?
  
• Biracial Murder Convict to Be Executed This Week
  
  (It's US-based but includes some UK stories.)

[yingers74]

zinger, hello and happy xmas and new year.

Is the news in it fairly positive?

[peskykids]

Brill, thanks, have signed up and await incoming news!

[MarsselectionboxLady]

done. thanks!!!!!!!!

[Zinger]

Hi Yingers, happy xmas to you too!

MMW "works to promote more realistic, three-dimensional portrayals of mixed race people, couples and families in the media." Basically they keep an eye on how mixed-race people & relationships are portrayed, so there's a range of stories (as you'll see from my first post). There's an interesting one on the website at the moment about how more and more mixed-race families are appearing in advertising, without comment, which has to be a good thing.

Above all, it makes you think about the way we're represented - good and bad.