Straight News: Gays, Lesbians, and the News Media

by Edward Alwood

Book Overview

From the flurry of reportage on alleged sexual depravity in the 1950s, to the greater sensitivity of the media toward the AIDS epidemic, Straight News traces the stories that made the cut and the changing attitudes toward gay issues. Alwood's analysis of the relationship between gays and lesbians and the American news media offers hope that positive developments will continue, but shows that there is still far to go. 31 illustrations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231084374
• ISBN13: 9780231084376
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Still a brilliant book

10 years after it was published, this book is still a landmark in the field. Other scholars now are claiming to "discover" events, trends, and issues that were well covered by Alwood's book already.

A Brilliant Book

This is a superb book and an indispensable contribution to gay history. Everyone concerned about the power of journalism to inform or distort should read it.