Crime - 'The media portrays ethnic minorities in negative ways', Discuss.

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NAME: FATIMA ADHARA

SCHOOL: BRAMPTON MANOR SCHOOL

CANDIDATE NUMBER: 5001

AIM

1. I aim to find out whether the media does actually portray ethnic minorities in a negative way and if so how.

2. I aim to investigate what reasons arise when ethnic minorities are portrayed in a negative way.

3. I will use primary research to find out other peoples opinions and to see if people do agree with my hypothesis.

4. I will use secondary research to define key concepts and to support my primary research.

5. I will prove my hypothesis.

INTRODUCTION

I wish to research this particular topic 'The media portrays ethnic minorities in a negative way' because of personal experiences that I have had which relates back to the topic. I am a young Asian teenager and I have faced many problems when I'm on the streets with friends, i.e. I crossed the road when I saw a group of young black youths because I had seen and herd about crimes which been committed by young black youths on the news and when I did they crossed over and attacked me and my sister by