I I’ve just scrolled through some online tabloid news stories and noticed with all three papers that I looked at, there were constant stories that were accompanied by pictures of black men, women and children. The stories could be benign e.g. about a child with an infectious laugh, about celebrities or negative stories.
I don’t know if I’m right but I get the impression the papers trawl national and world news to get stories involving black people. Even if the story is positive, the target reader will as they scroll will reinforce their own prejudices just by seeing the faces in the pictures.
Am I right? Is this a strategy?