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One of the most recent problems occurring today is racism in the media. Stereotyping in television and the printed word has reached its zenith and it significantly increased throughout the years 1970 to 2000. In 1968 The Kerner Commission provided an outline of what a responsible press had the obligation to provide to its all of their subscribers not just “White America.” The commission was created because “White America” was completely ignoring the rest of the population, and the rest of Americas population was to say the least a little irritated, perhaps resulting in mass riots across the country. In 1970 there were four covers in Newsweek that featured people of color. One might think there is room for improvement, and I would agree; however, in 2000 a whole 30 years later there were two covers that featured African Americans one sports figure and another a criminal. Accuracy and diversity are as