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The Media in Black and White by Everette E. Dennis and Edward C. Pease, editors is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Media in Black and White about?

The media's treatment of and interaction with race, like race itself, is one of the most sensitive areas hi American society. Whether hi its coverage and treatment of racial matters or racial connections inside media organizations themselves, mass communication is deeply involved with race. "The Media in Black and White "brings together twenty journalists and scholars, of various racial backgrounds, to grapple with a controversial issue: the role that media industries, from advertising to newspapers to the information superhighway, play in helping Americans understand race. Contributors include Ellis Cose, a contributing editor for "Newsweek; "Manning Marable, chairman of Columbia University's African-American Research Center; William Wong, a columnist for the "Oakland Tribune; "Lisa Penaloza, a University of Illinois professor; and Melita Marie Garza, a "Chicago Tribune "reporter. Among the topics discussed are: the quality of reporting on immigrant issues; how sensationalism may be deepening the chasm of misunderstanding between the races; how the coverage of America's drug wars has been marked by racism; and whether politically correct language is interfering with coverage of vi

Who reads The Media in Black and White?

Author

Everette E. Dennis and Edward C. Pease, editors

Publisher

Routledge

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9781351303460

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Sociology, Literary Fiction