Title: Representation in media: Why it matters – Critical Hit
Headings: Representation in media: Why it matters
Representation in media: Why it matters
Benefits of representation in media
It’s Not Always Done Well
Everybody Wins

Content: African-Americans telling their story with their own voice. Which leads us to the next benefit of representation. It creates a platform for more voices to be heard. A point often raised these days is the danger of echo chambers online and how detrimental they are to creating constructive, engaging conversation. This same concept applies offline. When the same voices are being heard over and over again, conversation never progresses and the world is never challenged. Giving a voice to minorities allows everyone to have their worlds opened up and to have their beliefs challenged in a positive, constructive way. This platform allows stereotypes and misconceptions to be broken and allows for more accurate portrayals. Stereotypes like all black people listen exclusively to Hip Hop and all aspire to be rappers or the glamorised, misrepresentation of disabilities such as autism. The only way to truly combat these issues to give people who actually live these lives a voice, a platform to speak.