Newspaper coverage of interethnic conflict : competing visions of America /

Newspaper Coverage of Interethnic Conflict: Competing Visions of America examines mainstream and ethnic minority news coverage of interethnic conflicts in Miami, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. Authors Hemant Shah and Michael C. Thornton investigate the role of news in racial formation, the place...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shah, Hemant, 1957-
Other Authors: Thornton, Michael Charles
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, ©2004.
Subjects:
Minorities > Press coverage > United States.
Ethnic press > United States.
Minorités dans la presse > États-Unis.
Presse ethnique > États-Unis.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Journalism.
Ethnic press
Minorities > Press coverage
Etnische conflicten.
Etnische minderheden.
Berichtgeving.
Nieuwsbladen.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Newspaper Coverage of Interethnic Conflict: Competing Visions of America examines mainstream and ethnic minority news coverage of interethnic conflicts in Miami, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. Authors Hemant Shah and Michael C. Thornton investigate the role of news in racial formation, the place of ethnic minority media in the public sphere, and how these competing visions of America are part of ongoing social and political struggles to construct, define, and challenge the meanings of race and nation. The authors suggest that mainstream newspapers reinforce dominant racial ideology while e.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 276 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-268) and index.
ISBN:9781483327969
1483327965
9781452245492
1452245495
Access:Legal Deposit;

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