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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821260903321

Autore

Rich Wilbur C

Titolo

David Dinkins and New York City politics [[electronic resource] ] : race, images, and the media / / Wilbur C. Rich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2007

ISBN

0-7914-8079-8

1-4294-7124-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Disciplina

974.7/044092

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Soggetti

Press and politics - New York (State) - New York

New York (N.Y.) Politics and government 1951-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-231) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The making of a New York Black politician : David Dinkins -- David Dinkins and regime change -- The staffing of Dinkins' City Hall -- Racial events, diplomacy, and Dinkins' image -- Who runs the City? : union bosses or the mayor? -- Crime coverage, mayoral images, and signaling -- The turmoil of school politics -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

As the first African American elected mayor of New York City, David Dinkins underwent intense scrutiny—first from the black community, then from white liberal supporters, the media, and the city's electorate. Wilbur C. Rich focuses on the critical role played by the New York City media in the perception of mayoral leadership. Using interviews and words of journalists, Rich examines media coverage as both the architect and challenger of Dinkins' image. The making and unmaking of David Dinkins not only exposes much about the agency of African American politicians, but also reveals the fragility of electoral coalitions.