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Newspaper Coverage of InterethnicConflict: Competing Visions of America examines mainstream and ethnicminority news coverage of interethnic conflicts in Miami, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. Authors Hemant Shahand Michael C. Thornton investigate the role of news in racial formation, theplace of ethnic minority media in the public sphere, and how these competingvisions of Americaare part of ongoing social and political struggles to construct, define, andchallenge the meanings of "race and "nation. The authors suggestthat mainstream newspapers reinforce dominant racial ideology while ethnicminority newspapers provide an important counter-hegemonic view of U.S.race relations.
The general process of racial NewspaperCoverage of Interethnic Conflict is highly recommended for students andscholars in the fields of Journalism, Mass Communications, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, and Sociology.
Synopsis
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 ethnic minority newspapers provide an important counter-hegemonic view of U.S. race relations.
The general process of racial Newspaper Coverage of Interethnic Conflict is highly recommended for students and scholars in the fields of Journalism, Mass Communications, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, and Sociology.