Canada's multiculturalism stops where most newsrooms begin. Despite recent efforts to increase diversity, stories about people of colour are often presented as cliches - from freeloading immigrants to keepers of exotic culture -rather than individuals with complex stories. For aspiring and seasoned journalists alike, and the schools shaping them, Under the White Gaze is a candid investigation into the state of race in Canadian media today. It is essential reading for anyone who cares about media representation, including all aspiring and practicing journalists. Instead of treating diversity like a missing ingredient - simply add one racialized reporter and the diversity issue is solved - journalist Christopher Cheung wants newsrooms to change how they tell stories. That means recognizing that even positive stories perpetuate the white gaze, like celebrating model minorities or foodie finds in racialized neighbourhoods as being "worth the trip" for the (white) reader. Under the White Gaze also explores why reporting on race is necessary, how the language for doing so is evolving, and why intersectionality increasingly matters in stories about race. Christopher Cheung also examines the way Canada's white gaze operates very differently than America's.

This book will change the way people think about the stories we create, read, watch, and listen to about Canadian society.