The Riot Report and the News : How the Kerner Commission Changed Media Coverage of Black America / / Thomas J. Hrach

• Autore: Hrach Thomas J. <1963->
• Pubblicazione: Amherst : , : University of Massachusetts Press, , [2016]; Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2016; ©[2016]
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (180 pages)
• Disciplina: 070.4/840973
• Soggetto topico: Journalism - Political aspects - United States - History - 20th century; African Americans - Press coverage; Race relations and the press - United States; Racism in the press - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Black is news in the white press -- News media is blamed for causing riots -- Kerner and commission members offer differing views -- Johnson gives the commission its orders -- Key decisions set direction -- News media conference gets to the heart of the matter -- Simulmatics produces a contradictory analysis -- The research intensifies -- Doing the lord's work -- A positive reaction from the news media -- "You deserve the gratitude of the nation" -- Conclusion: remembering Kerner and his report.
• Sommario/riassunto: On July 28, 1967, President Lyndon B.Johnson established the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders to investigate the causes of unrest in urban black communities during the 1960s.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Riot Report and the News
• ISBN: 9781613764206; 1613764200
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910153232703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II