Abstract
The events of September 11, 2001, seem likely to have reverberating implications for U.S. race relations, in particular the relative hierarchy of differing racial and ethnic groups. With this in mind, in this study the researchers focused on the manner in which “racial profiling” was talked about—by government and societal leaders, nongovernment opinion leaders, and average citizens—in several leading U.S. news outlets for the 5 months prior to September 11 and for the 5 months afterward. The findings indicate that (a) citizens increased markedly as sources in news coverage after September 11; (b) Arab Americans spoke from more favorable positions of status than African Americans; and (c) racial minorities may face a situation in which they de facto “compete” with other minorities for space in news coverage. The authors discuss implications for the role of news media in race relations.
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