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Publication details [#49749]

Baldasty, Gerald J., Michael R. McCluskey, Margaret E. Spratt, Cathy Ferrand Bullock, Fiona Clark, Alex Halavais and Susan Schrenk. 2007. News, Race, and the Status Quo: The Case of Emmett Louis Till. Howard Journal of Communication 18 (2) : 169–192.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
Routledge

Annotation

The analysis of initial American newspaper coverage of the 1955 murder of Emmett Till, allows a better comprehension of news reporting traditions that have been shaping narratives concerning the struggle for racial equality and equal justice.