By Eric Deggans
ISBN-10: 1137093064
ISBN-13: 9781137093066
Long past is the period of Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite, whilst information courses fought to achieve the belief and admire of a large spectrum of yankee audience. this day, the fastest-growing information courses and media structures are battling difficult for more and more slender segments of the general public and enjoying on previous prejudices and deep-rooted fears, coloring the dialog within the blogosphere and the cable information chatter to distract from the genuine concerns at stake. utilizing an identical strategies as soon as used to mobilize political events and devoted citizens, they ship their enthusiasts coded messages and demonize opposing teams, within the technique securing useful viewers percentage and web site site visitors.
Race-baiter is a time period born out of this tumultuous weather, coined via the conservative media to explain somebody who makes use of racial tensions to arouse the eagerness and ire of a specific demographic. at the same time the election of the 1st black president forces us all to reevaluate how we predict approximately race, gender, tradition, and sophistication strains, a few parts of recent media are operating difficult to push the standard buttons of clash and department for brand new reasons.
In Race-Baiter, veteran journalist and media critic Eric Deggans dissects the strong methods glossy media feeds fears, prejudices, and hate, whereas additionally tracing the heritage of the be aware and its effects, meant or otherwise.
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