Christopher P. Campbell, Kim M. Leduff, Cheryl D. Jenkins, Rockell A. Brown

Race and News (eBook, ePUB)

Critical Perspectives

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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, Barack Obama's presidential candidacy, and even the Virginia Tech shootings, readers are given an opportunity to gain insight into both subtle and overt forms of racism in the newsroom and in national dialogue.

The book itself is divided into two sections, with the first examining the journalistic routine and the decisions that go into covering a story with, or without, relation to race. The second section, comprised of case studies, explores the coverage of national stories and how they have impacted the dialogue on race and racism in the United States. 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 media, as well as making it valuable to professional journalists and journalism students who seek to improve their approach to coverage of diverse communities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135967208
• Artikelnr.: 38245218

Autorenporträt

Christopher P. Campbell is Professor and Director of the School of Mass Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is the author of Race, Myth and the News (Sage, 1995).

Kim M. LeDuff is Associate Professor and Assistant Director at the School of Mass Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Cheryl D. Jenkins is Assistant Professor at the School of Mass Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Rockell A. Brown is Assistant Professor at the School of Communication at Texas Southern University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Part One: Race and the Journalistic Routine 1. Yes We Did?:
Race, Myth and the News Revisited2. Newsroom Diversity and Representations
of Race 3.Network News Coverage of Race in the Era of Obama 4.New News,
Hegemony and Representations of Black Male Athletes 5.From the Water Cooler
to the World Wide Web: Race and Audience Commentary on News Stories On-line
6.Ethnic News Media and Marginalization: African-American Newspaper
Coverage of the AIDS Crisis. Part Two: Covering Race: Contemporary Case
Studies7. Simple Incivility or Outright Racism? How Newspapers Covered Joe
Wilson's Outburst during Obama's Congressional Health Care Address 8.The
Real Price of Oppression: Fox News Coverage of the Virginia Tech Shooter
9.Nappy-Headed Hos: Media Framing, Blame Shifting and the Controversy over
Don Imus' Pejorative Language 10.Recoding New Orleans: Race, Representation
and When the Levees Broke 11.Localizing Terror, Creating Fear in Post 9/11
Local TV News 12.Reinterpreting Objectivity: Toward a Critical Approach to
News Consumption. Afterword: Rethinking the News: How American Journalism
Can Improve Coverage of Race and Racism