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Racialized coverage of Congress : the news in black and white
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- Creator
- Jeremy Zilber and David Niven
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- English
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- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000
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- x, 141 pages ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780275968410, 0275968413
- OCLC
- ocm43095729
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [129]-136) and index.
- 1. Introduction: Race, Media, and Politics. Media Power in Politics. Media "Bias" Racialized Reporting. Scope and Effects of Racialized Reporting of Congress -- 2. A Choice between Black and White: The Scope of Racialized Coverage of Congress. The Sample. Content Analysis. Amount of Coverage. Racial Tunnel Vision. At Home in the District. "Gnat on the Elephant's Hide" The Tone of Coverage. Race and Impeachment -- 3. Does Race Affect How Members Sell Themselves? A View from the Hill. The Media Repeat or the Media Create? Overview of Method. Press Secretary Interviews. Images on the Web -- 4. "It's True, Isn't It?" The View from the Newsroom. Sources of Biased Stereotypes. Why Aren't Reporters Above Bias? Reporter Interviews. Reporters on Racialized Reporting. The State of the Media. The State of Congress. The Out-group Effect. The Distribution Effect. Limitations of the Data -- 5. The Electoral Effects of Racialized Coverage. Minimal Effects Hypotheses. Empowerment Effect Hypothesis. Racial Priming Hypothesis. Survey Information. Results. Political Attention and Incumbent Ratings. Elements of Support for Representatives. Social Desirability. Implications of Racial Priming -- 6. Racialized Media Coverage: Conclusions and Implications