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Overview
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 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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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.
Table of Contents
Figures and Tables vii
Foreword ix
Part 1 Race and the Journalistic Routine 1
1 Yes We Did?: Race, Myth and the News Revisited Christopher P. Campbell Kim M. Leduff Rockell A. Brown 3
2 Newsroom Diversity and Representations of Race Cheryl D. Jenkins 22
3 National News Coverage of Race in the Era of Obama Kim M. Leduff 43
4 "New" News, Hegemony and Representations of Black Male Athletes Rockell A. Brown Reynaldo Anderson Jason Thompson 64
5 From the Water Cooler to the World Wide Web: Race and Audience Commentary on News Stories On-line Kim M. Leduff Robin Cecala 88
6 Ethnic News Media and Marginalizations: African-American Newspaper Coverage of the AIDS Crisis Rockell A. Brown 111
Part 2 Covering Race: Contemporary Case Studies 137
7 Simple Incivility or Outright Racism? How Newspapers Covered Joe Wilson's Outburst during Obama's Congressional Health Care Address Kim M. Luduff 139
8 The Real Price of Oppression: Fox News Coverage of the Virginia Tech Shooter Kim M. Luduff 161
9 "Nappy-Headed Hos": Media Framing, Blame Shifting and the Controversy Over Don Imus' Pejorative Language Hazel James Cole Cheryl D. Jenkins 177
10 Recoding New Orleans: News, Race, Representation and Spike Lee's When the Levees Broke Christopher P. Campbell Kim M. Leduff 199
11 Localizing Terror, Creating Fear in Post 9/11 Local TV News Kim M. Leduff 219
12 Race and Objectivity: Toward a Critical Approach to News Consumption Cheryl D. Jenkins Donyale R. Griffin Padgett 232
Afterword: Rethinking the News: How American Journalism can Improve Coverage of Race and Racism 252
About the Authors 259
Index 261