The Resource Coloring the news : how crusading for diversity has corrupted American journalism, William McGowan
Coloring the news : how crusading for diversity has corrupted American journalism, William McGowan
Resource Information
The item Coloring the news : how crusading for diversity has corrupted American journalism, William McGowan represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Coloring the news : how crusading for diversity has corrupted American journalism, William McGowan represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "America is at a demographic and public policy crossroads, a place where the dissemination of information about its changing national identity needs to be robust, knowledgeable and honest. But instead, an ongoing media crusade for diversity has made American journalism weaker, particularly on complex stories involving race, gay rights, feminism, affirmative action and immigration. Promoting a narrow orthodoxy that restricts debate while it affirms identity politics, this crusade has fostered a journalistic climate in which vital reporting is often skewed; facts that challenge a preconceived, pro-diversity script get short shrift; and double standards that favor "oppressed" groups over others become the norm." "This is the provocative argument that drives William McGowan's Coloring the News, a brave, searching work that examines journalism's most controversial issue. McGowan presents a fascinating insider's analysis of how a well-intentioned attempt to accommodate minorities and minority viewpoints has been overtaken by political correctness, which determines what stories get reported in the "elite" media and how. Along the way he dissects how the press has "mistold" key stories including California's Proposition 209 vote, the allegedly "racist" burnings of black churches in the South, the military's ongoing problems with the integration of women and gays, and the consequences of a chaotic immigration policy."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 278 pages
- Isbn
- 9781893554283
- Label
- Coloring the news : how crusading for diversity has corrupted American journalism
- Title
- Coloring the news
- Title remainder
- how crusading for diversity has corrupted American journalism
- Statement of responsibility
- William McGowan
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "America is at a demographic and public policy crossroads, a place where the dissemination of information about its changing national identity needs to be robust, knowledgeable and honest. But instead, an ongoing media crusade for diversity has made American journalism weaker, particularly on complex stories involving race, gay rights, feminism, affirmative action and immigration. Promoting a narrow orthodoxy that restricts debate while it affirms identity politics, this crusade has fostered a journalistic climate in which vital reporting is often skewed; facts that challenge a preconceived, pro-diversity script get short shrift; and double standards that favor "oppressed" groups over others become the norm." "This is the provocative argument that drives William McGowan's Coloring the News, a brave, searching work that examines journalism's most controversial issue. McGowan presents a fascinating insider's analysis of how a well-intentioned attempt to accommodate minorities and minority viewpoints has been overtaken by political correctness, which determines what stories get reported in the "elite" media and how. Along the way he dissects how the press has "mistold" key stories including California's Proposition 209 vote, the allegedly "racist" burnings of black churches in the South, the military's ongoing problems with the integration of women and gays, and the consequences of a chaotic immigration policy."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McGowan, William
- Dewey number
- 070.4/493058/00973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN4888.M56
- LC item number
- M39 2001
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Journalism
- Minorities
- Label
- Coloring the news : how crusading for diversity has corrupted American journalism, William McGowan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-268) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 47238581
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 278 pages
- Isbn
- 9781893554283
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2001045125
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Label
- Coloring the news : how crusading for diversity has corrupted American journalism, William McGowan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-268) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 47238581
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 278 pages
- Isbn
- 9781893554283
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2001045125
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.library.missouri.edu/portal/Coloring-the-news--how-crusading-for-diversity/XEwDseN5v0w/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.library.missouri.edu/portal/Coloring-the-news--how-crusading-for-diversity/XEwDseN5v0w/">Coloring the news : how crusading for diversity has corrupted American journalism, William McGowan</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.library.missouri.edu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.library.missouri.edu/">University of Missouri Libraries</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Coloring the news : how crusading for diversity has corrupted American journalism, William McGowan
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.library.missouri.edu/portal/Coloring-the-news--how-crusading-for-diversity/XEwDseN5v0w/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.library.missouri.edu/portal/Coloring-the-news--how-crusading-for-diversity/XEwDseN5v0w/">Coloring the news : how crusading for diversity has corrupted American journalism, William McGowan</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.library.missouri.edu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.library.missouri.edu/">University of Missouri Libraries</a></span></span></span></span></div>
