This chapter focuses on how ethnic and sexual minorities are portrayed by
Lithuanian press and television. It analyzes the representations of four ethnic groups
in 2000 and 2001: Roma, Jews, Russians and Poles. The paper also explores how the
topics of ethnicity and homosexuality have been presented in the mass media as well
as the regimes of representation that the Lithuanian media uses in the coverage of
ethnic and sexual minorities. The chapter concludes with policy oriented recommendations
aimed at promoting more objective popular media representations of minority
groups