Images of West Indian immigrants in mass media : the struggle for a positive ethnic reputation / / Christine M. Du Bois

• Autore: Du Bois Christine M. <1962->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : LFB Scholarly, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (223 p.)
• Disciplina: 070.4/49305896073
• Soggetto topico: West Indian Americans in mass media; Mass media - United States
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-202) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Images of West Indian immigrants in mass media
• ISBN: 1-59332-116-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910963873403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)