Extra! 1992 Ed. 5 – Special Issue on Racism

July 1, 1992

Media Myth Making

‘Politically Correct’ Since 1990, some news outlets have seemed less concerned about racism than about the allegedly overzealous activists who challenge inequality—denounced as “politically correct” in countless media stories. A computer search of the Los Angeles Times for the phrase “politically correct” or “political correctness” during the six months before the Rodney King case verdict […]

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