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The history of American journalism is marked by disturbing
representations of people and communities of color, from the
disgraceful stereotypes of pre-civil rights America, to the more
subtle myths that are reflected in routine coverage by journalists
all over the country. Race and News: Critical Perspectives aims to
examine these journalistic representations of race, and in doing so
to question whether or not we are living in a post-racial world. By
looking at national coverage of stories like the Don Imus
controversy, Hurricane Katrina, Barak Obama's presidential
candidacy, and even the Virginia Tech shootings, readers are given
an opportunity to gain insight into both subtle and overt forms of
racism in the newsroom and in national dialogue.
The book itself is divided into two sections, with the first
examining the journalistic routine and the decisions that go into
covering a story with, or without, relation to race. The second
section, comprised of case studies, explores the coverage of
national stories and how they have impacted the dialogue on race
and racism in the United States. As a whole, the collection of
essays and studies also reflects a variety of research approaches.
With a goal of contributing to the discussion about race and its
place in American journalism, this broad examination makes Race and
News an ideal text for courses on cultural diversity and the media,
as well as making it valuable to professional journalists and
journalism students who seek to improve their approach to coverage
of diverse communities.
The history of American journalism is marked by disturbing
representations of people and communities of color, from the
disgraceful stereotypes of pre-civil rights America, to the more
subtle myths that are reflected in routine coverage by journalists
all over the country. Race and News: Critical Perspectives aims to
examine these journalistic representations of race, and in doing so
to question whether or not we are living in a post-racial world. By
looking at national coverage of stories like the Don Imus
controversy, Hurricane Katrina, Barak Obama's presidential
candidacy, and even the Virginia Tech shootings, readers are given
an opportunity to gain insight into both subtle and overt forms of
racism in the newsroom and in national dialogue. The book itself is
divided into two sections, with the first examining the
journalistic routine and the decisions that go into covering a
story with, or without, relation to race. The second section,
comprised of case studies, explores the coverage of national
stories and how they have impacted the dialogue on race and racism
in the United States. As a whole, the collection of essays and
studies also reflects a variety of research approaches. With a goal
of contributing to the discussion about race and its place in
American journalism, this broad examination makes Race and News an
ideal text for courses on cultural diversity and the media, as well
as making it valuable to professional journalists and journalism
students who seek to improve their approach to coverage of diverse
communities.
The Battle of Peach Tree Creek marked the beginning of the end for
the Confederacy, for it turned the page from the patient defence
displayed by General Joseph E. Johnston to the bold offense called
upon by his replacement, General John Bell Hood. Until this point
in the campaign, the Confederates had fought primarily in the
defensive from behind earthworks, forcing Federal commander William
T. Sherman to either assault fortified lines, or go around them in
flanking moves. At Peach Tree Creek, the roles would be reversed
for the first time, as Southerners charged Yankee lines. The Gate
City, as Atlanta has been called, was in many ways the capstone to
the Confederacy's growing military-industrial complex and was the
transportation hub of the fledgling nation. For the South it had to
be held. For the North it had to be taken. With General Johnston
removed for failing to parry the Yankee thrust into Georgia, the
fate of Atlanta and the Confederacy now rested on the shoulders of
thirty-three-year-old Hood, whose body had been torn by the war.
Peach Tree Creek was the first of three battles in eight days in
which Hood led the Confederate Army to desperate, but unsuccessful,
attempts to repel the Federals encircling Atlanta. This particular
battle started the South on a downward spiral from which she would
never recover. After Peach Tree Creek and its companion battles for
Atlanta, the clear-hearing Southerner could hear the death throes
of the Confederacy. It was the first nail in the coffin of Atlanta
and Dixie.
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