02770nam 2200589Ia 450 991082126090332120230721031552.00-7914-8079-81-4294-7124-7(CKB)1000000000474005(OCoLC)137617337(CaPaEBR)ebrary10575859(SSID)ssj0000135182(PQKBManifestationID)11135038(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135182(PQKBWorkID)10056864(PQKB)11273134(MiAaPQ)EBC3407433(MdBmJHUP)muse6484(Au-PeEL)EBL3407433(CaPaEBR)ebr10575859(OCoLC)923405171(DE-B1597)681335(DE-B1597)9780791480793(EXLCZ)99100000000047400520060203d2007 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDavid Dinkins and New York City politics[electronic resource] race, images, and the media /Wilbur C. RichAlbany State University of New York Pressc20071 online resource (255 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7914-6949-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-231) and index.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.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.Press and politicsNew York (State)New YorkNew York (N.Y.)Politics and government1951-Press and politics974.7/044092BRich Wilbur C960716MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821260903321David Dinkins and New York City politics3968560UNINA