The Color of Money

What makes this story newsworthy is that it shows how banks discriminate against black people. How can banks give loan offers depending on race? This story shows how racism is evident everywhere, even in our banks. The 5 to 1 margin story discusses the practice of redlining, which effectively cuts off neighborhoods from recieving loan offers. This practice not only affects black neighborhoods, but neighborhoods with low income.

Could this have been done without the aid of computers? The answer is yes, in principle. The story could have been written out on paper, but it would have taken considerably longer. If this were a story for a newspaper, it would have to be written very quickly due to the strict deadlines of a typical newspaper operation.

Finding out what the banks were doing to remedy the problem would have made this story better. It doesn't seem like we get to really know what the banks are doing. Spokespeople from the banks mentioned in the story are talking, but there are no statistics. It makes me wonder if the problem is being solved at all.

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My mass communication plans include obtaining a college degree from Lane College. Afterwards I hope to get a job as a sports reporter. I want to be able to travel and see sporting events from around the world.