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UNINA9910153232703321 |
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Autore |
Hrach Thomas J. <1963-> |
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Titolo |
The Riot Report and the News : How the Kerner Commission Changed Media Coverage of Black America / / Thomas J. Hrach |
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Amherst : , : University of Massachusetts Press, , [2016] |
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Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2016 |
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©[2016] |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (180 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Journalism - Political aspects - United States - History - 20th century |
African Americans - Press coverage |
Race relations and the press - United States |
Racism in the press - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Black is news in the white press -- News media is blamed for causing riots -- Kerner and commission members offer differing views -- Johnson gives the commission its orders -- Key decisions set direction -- News media conference gets to the heart of the matter -- Simulmatics produces a contradictory analysis -- The research intensifies -- Doing the lord's work -- A positive reaction from the news media -- "You deserve the gratitude of the nation" -- Conclusion: remembering Kerner and his report. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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On July 28, 1967, President Lyndon B.Johnson established the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders to investigate the causes of unrest in urban black communities during the 1960s. |
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