News for All the People The Epic Story of Race and the American Media

Name: News for All the People The Epic Story of Race and the American Media
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ISBN: 9781844671113

ISBN-10: 1844671119

ISBN-13: 9781844671113

Edition: 2012

Authors: Juan Gonzalez, Joseph Torres

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From colonial newspapers to the Internet age, America’s racial divisions have played a central role in the creation of the country’s media system, just as the media has contributed to—and every so often, combated—racial oppression. This acclaimed book—called a masterpiece by the esteemed scholar Robert W. McChesney and chosen as one of 2011's best books by the Progressive—reveals how racial segregation distorted the information Americans have received, even as it depicts the struggle of Black, Latino, Asian, and Native American journalists who fought to create a vibrant yet little-known alternative, democratic press. Written in an exciting, story-driven style and replete with memorable…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Verso Books
Publication date: 9/11/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 476
Size: 5.46" wide x 8.25" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.342

Joseph Torres is the senior advisor for government and external affairs for Free Press, the national media reform organization. Before joining Free Press, he worked as deputy director at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and was a journalist for several years.



Introduction



The Age of Newspapers



"Barbarous Indians" and "Rebellious Negroes"



In the Mail: The Post Office, the Press and the Mass Political Party



Inciting to Riot: The Age of Jackson



Rebel Voices



A New Democratic Press



Priests, Mobs, and Know-Nothings: The Early Spanish-Language Press



The Indian "War of Words



To Plead Our Own Cause: The Early Black Press



"The Chinese Must Go!"



The Age of News Networks



Wiring the News



The Progressive Era and the Colored Press



The Age of Broadcasting



Words with Wings



Trouble in the Streets



Other Voices: Amos 'n' Andy, the "Sunshine Lady" and Los Madrugadores



Uniting the Home Front



The Color Line and the Public Interest: The Post-War Period



Fierce Rebellion, Furious Reaction: 1963-2003



The Age of the Internet



Controlling the Means of Transmission: Old Media's Fall and New Media's Rise


Acknowledgements


Notes


Index