Black and Mainstream Press' Framing of Racial Profiling: A Historical Perspective

by Mia Nodeen Moody

Overview

Racial profiling has been a controversial topic in civil right's dialogue for centuries beginning with the Negro Free Registry in the slave era, emerging again with the 1980s 'War on Drugs,' and climaxing with the 2000 'War on Terror.' This study offers an in-depth overview of the evolution of racial profiling in the United States throughout these diverse periods. It specifically offers an in-depth examination of how mainstream and Black press newspapers framed the phenomena of 'racial profiling' three years before and after the September 11 terrorist attacks. It offers readers a peek at the various types of frames, ethnic groups, and sources that journalists chose in their quest to cover the issue. Moreover, it defines, compares, and contrasts the differences in Black and Mainstream media's coverage of the issue and the unique purpose that each media form serves. Finally, this work provides a brilliant example of a frame analysis carried to its full extent.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761840367
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	05/15/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	94
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.23(d)

About the Author

Mia Nodeen Moody is Professor of Journalism at Baylor University.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Foreword
Part 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Review of the Literature of September 11
Chapter 5 Theoretical Framework
Chapter 6 Methodology
Chapter 7 Findings
Chapter 8 Discussion
Part 9 Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

The premise of Mia Moody's Black and Mainstream Press's Framing of Racial Profiling: A Historical Perspective takes on a renewed and timely significance with the election of Barack Obama as the forty-fourth U.S. president.... Researchers will no doubt find the overview, literature review, theoretical framework, methodology, findings and conclusions easy to follow and understand, and also applicable for future studies.... Moody's book will appeal to diverse audiences, from policy makers to social scientists and journalists.

Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly - Queenie A. Byars

We all experienced this together. This is an important piece of work.

Rosental Calmon Alves

Very detailed & researched.....

Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez

A much needed study.

Ramona Curtis

Very good!

Stephen D. Reese

A nice piece of work...

Dr. Charles Whitney

We all experienced this together. This is an important piece of work.--Rosental Calmon Alves, Professor & Knight Chair in Journalism & UNESCO Chair in Communication, Director, Knight Center for Journalism in the Am

Very detailed & researched.....--Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, Associate Professor, School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin

Very good!--Stephen D. Reese, Jesse H. Jones Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin

From the Publisher

The premise of Mia Moody's Black and Mainstream Press's Framing of Racial Profiling: A Historical Perspective takes on a renewed and timely significance with the election of Barack Obama as the forty-fourth U.S. president.... Researchers will no doubt find the overview, literature review, theoretical framework, methodology, findings and conclusions easy to follow and understand, and also applicable for future studies.... Moody's book will appeal to diverse audiences, from policy makers to social scientists and journalists.
— Queenie A. Byars

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly