The changing misrepresentation of race and crime on network and cable news

Journal of Communication

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 24-39

  Dixon, Travis L ^a,b   Williams, Charlotte L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Crime; Immigration; Latinos; Muslims; News; Race; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CRIME; ETHNIC GROUP; IMMIGRATION; ISLAMISM; LATINO PEOPLE; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA ROLE; RACE; RACIAL DISPARITY; RACIAL IDENTITY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84923013870     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcom.12133     Document Type: Article

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