“Coming to Terms with our Own Racism”: Journalists Grapple with the Racialization of their News

@article{Drew2011ComingTT,
  title={“Coming to Terms with our Own Racism”: Journalists Grapple with the Racialization of their News},
  author={Emily M. Drew},
  journal={Critical Studies in Media Communication},
  year={2011},
  volume={28},
  pages={353 - 373}
}
  • Emily M. Drew
  • Published 1 October 2011
  • Sociology
  • Critical Studies in Media Communication
While considerable research has been done on the effects of news on its consumers and context, relatively little is known about the effects of news production on its producers. Even less is understood about what emerges when journalists begin investigating, writing and talking about racism with intentionality. This article uses data from interviews with journalists at 28 major U.S. newspapers, who produced special news series dedicated to understanding racism in the post-Civil Rights era. I… 
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