'Race and News' offers essays and case studies that examine how issues related to race and racism are represented in contemporary news coverage in the United States. It examines how news organizations make decisions about what, how, and why stories related are covered with (or without) relation to race. As a whole, the collection of essays and studies also reflects a variety of research approaches. With a goal of contributing to the discussion about race and its place in American journalism, this broad examination makes Race and News an ideal text for courses on cultural diversity and the...
'Race and News' offers essays and case studies that examine how issues related to race and racism are represented in contemporary news coverage in the...
The history of American journalism is marked by disturbing representations of people and communities of color, from the disgraceful stereotypes of pre-civil rights America, to the more subtle myths that are reflected in routine coverage by journalists all over the country. Race and News: Critical Perspectives aims to examine these journalistic representations of race, and in doing so to question whether or not we are living in a post-racial world. By looking at national coverage of stories like the Don Imus controversy, Hurricane Katrina, Barak Obama's presidential candidacy, and...
The history of American journalism is marked by disturbing representations of people and communities of color, from the disgraceful stereotypes of ...
