Racializing Objectivity: How the White Southern Press Used Journalism Standards to Defend Jim Crow - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Gwyneth MellingerSeries:Journalism and DemocracyPublish date:12/26/24Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Massachusetts PressISBN-13:9781625348104ISBN-10:162534810XUPC:9781625348104Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Media Studies, United StatesBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.13 x 5.98 x 0.71 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCVVT4KYBX
Racializing Objectivity: How the White Southern Press Used Journalism Standards to Defend Jim Crow
When the civil rights movement began to challenge Jim Crow laws, the white southern press reframed the coverage of racism and segregation as a debate over journalism standards. Many white southern editors, for instance, designated Black Americans as "Negro" in news stories, claiming it was necessary for accuracy and "objectivity," even as white subjects went unlabeled. These news professional...
Series: Journalism and Democracy
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Massachusetts PressISBN-13:9781625348104ISBN-10:162534810XUPC:9781625348104Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Media Studies, United StatesBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.13 x 5.98 x 0.71 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCVVT4KYBX
Gwyneth Mellinger is a Ruth D. Bridgeforth Professor of Telecommunications at James Madison University. She is the author of Chasing Newsroom Diversity: From Jim Crow to Affirmative Action. Her peer-reviewed articles have appeared in several journals, including American Journalism, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, and Journalism History.
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
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