| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 目录 | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第9-10页 |
| ·Relevant Research at Home and Abroad | 第10-14页 |
| ·Framework of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Multiculturalism in America | 第15-23页 |
| ·Definition of Multiculturalism | 第15-17页 |
| ·Origins of Multiculturalism | 第17-20页 |
| ·Practices of Multiculturalism | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Three Discrimination Against Ethnic Minorities in American News Media | 第23-32页 |
| ·Origins of the Discrimination Against Ethnic Minorities in American News Media | 第23-28页 |
| ·Exclusion from Mainstream Society | 第23-26页 |
| ·Profit-making Nature of News Media | 第26-28页 |
| ·Embodiments of the Discrimination Against Ethnic Minorities in American News Media | 第28-32页 |
| ·News Coverage Discrimination | 第28-30页 |
| ·Employment Discrimination | 第30页 |
| ·Ownership Discrimination | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Four Impacts of Multiculturalism on the Decrease of Discrimination AgainstEthnic Minorities in American News Media | 第32-44页 |
| ·Diversity in News Coverage | 第32-35页 |
| ·Diversity in Newsroom | 第35-39页 |
| ·Flourish of Ethnic Media | 第39-44页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| Bibliography | 第46-49页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第49-50页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表论文 | 第50页 |