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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827963103321

Autore

Craig Richard T. <1976->

Titolo

African Americans and mass media : a case for diversity in media ownership / / Richard T. Craig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4985-0954-1

0-7391-9127-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (119 p.)

Disciplina

384.089/96073

Soggetti

Broadcasting - United States

Mass media - United States - Ownership

African American businesses

African American businesspeople

Minority business enterprises - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Addressing the problem: low ownership diversity of broadcast and cable media -- "Black" entertainment television: from African American ownership to conglomerate subordinate -- Media regulation and diversity: the telecommunications act of 1996 diffuses diversity of ownership and content -- Political economy: understanding social change and historical transformation -- Ethnic media centers of symbolic power.

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This book examines race, media, and ownership diversity and argues that growing conglomerate media ownership hinders the diversity of voices and content. The focus on minority media ownership and the declining presence of minority media owners addresses a variety of social and political concerns connected to communication policy development. </span></span>