The Propaganda FilesWashington Post: the decline of white America, then the demise of the white majority is a 'myth'
In 2015 the Post's Wonkblog charted the 'rapid decline of white America.' In 2018 a Post opinion piece called the demise of the white majority a myth.
Who it favored: Democrats
Shifting framing on demographic change.
The pieces
- WaPo Wonkblog: Watch the rapid decline of 'white America' over three decades (Jan. 23, 2015)https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/01/23/watch-the-rapid-decline-of-white-america-over-three-decades/
- WaPo Opinion: The demise of the white majority is a myth (May 18, 2018)https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-demise-of-the-white-majority-is-a-myth/2018/05/18/60fc897c-5233-11e8-abd8-265bd07a9859_story.html
The other side
The two pieces used different definitions of 'white'; the 2018 authors argued Census projections overlooked mixed-race Americans who identify as white.
Why it's here
This is filed under Subversion, not graded as a lie. What subversion means.