News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media

by Juan González and Joseph Torres

Book Overview

A new, sweeping narrative history of American news media that puts race at the center of the story

From the earliest colonial newspapers to the Internet age, America's racial divisions have played a central role in the creation of the country's media system, just as the media has contributed to--and every so often, combated--racial oppression. News for All the People reveals how racial segregation distorted the information Americans...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844671119
• ISBN13: 9781844671113
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.4" x 8.2"