After viewing the introductory video for The Seattle Times's Under Our Skin project, I experienced something along the lines of a sensory overload. A dozen words and phrases were presented to me. Each of these terms hold a lot of weight, and it was nearly impossible to choose one to start with. Therefore, I opted to begin with the top left button titled institutional racism.
In the video for institutional racism, they talked about the statistics pertaining to the amount of black vs white people in prison. I found it interesting how they interviewed a diverse selection of people. I could sense that not everybody shares exactly the same opinion on this topic. I would suspect that some are able to view racism in a broader societal scope than others who might only see racism on an individual basis.
In the video for institutional racism, they talked about the statistics pertaining to the amount of black vs white people in prison. I found it interesting how they interviewed a diverse selection of people. I could sense that not everybody shares exactly the same opinion on this topic. I would suspect that some are able to view racism in a broader societal scope than others who might only see racism on an individual basis.
After watching these people speak, I became very intrigued as to who they actually were. I scrolled to the meet the participants section and clicked through some of the videos. I was surprised that for the most part, everyone I clicked on held an important position within their community. These were not people just taken off the street to say some stuff, these were real life people with real life stories.
After reading the about this project section, I appreciate the transparency of this project. I think it was an innovative way to present information on such an important national topic. I like the idea of how people in the newsroom found themselves having more conversations about race and how that is what ultimately led them to pursuing this project.
After reading the about this project section, I appreciate the transparency of this project. I think it was an innovative way to present information on such an important national topic. I like the idea of how people in the newsroom found themselves having more conversations about race and how that is what ultimately led them to pursuing this project.