Media and Minorities The Politics of Race in News and Entertainment |
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| Author:
| Larson, Stephanie Greco |
| Series title: | Spectrum Series: Race and Ethnicity in National and Global Politics |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8476-9452-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2006 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $149.95 |
Book Description:
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Media & Minorities looks at the media's racial tendencies with an eye to identifying the _system supportive_ messages conveyed and offering challenges to them. The book covers all major media--including television, film, newspapers, radio, magazines, and the Internet--and systematically analyzes their representation of the four largest minority groups in the U.S.: African Americans, Native Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans. Entertainment media are compared and contrasted with...
More DescriptionMedia & Minorities looks at the media's racial tendencies with an eye to identifying the _system supportive_ messages conveyed and offering challenges to them. The book covers all major media--including television, film, newspapers, radio, magazines, and the Internet--and systematically analyzes their representation of the four largest minority groups in the U.S.: African Americans, Native Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans. Entertainment media are compared and contrasted with news media, and special attention is devoted to coverage of social movements for racial justice and politicians of color.