02868nam 2200577 a 450 991096387340332120251116152220.01-59332-116-3(CKB)1000000000033673(OCoLC)58678871(CaPaEBR)ebrary10080032(SSID)ssj0000176558(PQKBManifestationID)11177254(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000176558(PQKBWorkID)10205895(PQKB)11514616(MiAaPQ)EBC3016744(Au-PeEL)EBL3016744(CaPaEBR)ebr10080032(BIP)13257745(BIP)10228754(EXLCZ)99100000000003367320040310d2004 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrImages of West Indian immigrants in mass media the struggle for a positive ethnic reputation /Christine M. Du BoisNew York LFB Scholarly20041 online resource (223 p.) The new AmericansBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-59332-037-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-202) and index.A police raid and the research problems it revealed -- Why media representations matter -- West Indians in print and television news -- Images in Chesapeake advertising and marketing -- Hollywood's West Indians -- Local West Indian responses to media imagery.Du Bois explores mass media's unflattering images of "black" Caribbean immigrants. Drawing on the extended case study in the Chesapeake region, she highlights media ethics in relation to minorities. Analyses of journalism, advertisements, TV, and film reveal ways these immigrants were unfairly depicted during the 1980s and 1990s and how relationships among law enforcers, journalists, criminals, and Hollywood writers shaped media representations. Du Bois also details the West Indians' response. She places their concerns in the context of an America where dark-skinned immigrants can be subjected to racism and xenophobia, particularly when members of their community commit crimes. Her findings are relevant to the current struggle to balance journalism about terrorists with a desire to treat all Americans fairly.New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)West Indian Americans in mass mediaMass mediaUnited StatesWest Indian Americans in mass media.Mass media070.4/49305896073Du Bois Christine M.1962-1527030MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963873403321Images of West Indian immigrants in mass media4477926UNINA