Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation - Hardcover

from jbealy

Eric Deggans, respected journalist and media critic, has written a well-sourced page turner on race and racism in today's media. With the plethora of 24 hour cable and radio talk show pundits all competing for audience and advertising dollars, unbiased news reporting of yesteryear is all but gone...

from Bcteagirl

A frank look at how the media portrays minorities (including women, Hispanics, etc). Whether it be a lack of diversity, or a focus on stereotypes, the media plays a powerful role in how we see others. The media also plays a role in how we discuss race. By insisting that race not be discussed, and...

from Fledgist

This is an excellent overview of the ways in which contemporary US media deals with the subjects of race and ethnicity. Deggans is the Tampa Bay Times and NPR's media commentator and he takes a sophisticated view of a range of phenomena including reporting in print and broadcasting, reality telev...

from thebookpile

I have conflicting feelings about this book. On one hand, it is an incredibly detailed snapshot of how race is brought up in various media. The author has collected and organized an incredible amount of information about the issues and I was very impressed by the amount of work put into to making...

from ragwaine

Great view into journalism, media, race relations. I haven't read any other books on the subject but this seemed to be a fair assessment of what goes on "behind the scenes" and often right in front of our faces. Mr. Deggans gives away the magician's secrets, whether those magicians are news ancho...