The Myth of Post-Racialism in Television News by Libby Lewis

The Myth of Post-Racialism in Television News by Libby Lewis

This book explores the written and unwritten requirements Black journalists face in their efforts to get and keep jobs in television news. Informed by interviews with journalists themselves, Lewis examines how raced Black journalists and their journalism organizations process their circumstances and choose to respond to the corporate and institutional constraints they face.

"Libby Lewis has provided an essential tool in giving agency and voice to the many Black journalists who have tirelessly worked to provide complex representations of people of color in their stories and news organizations" –Akil Housten, Ohio University, USA

"The book’s argument is strengthened by firsthand accounts by TV journalists who discuss their experiences with management decisions, including promotions and management of African American journalists within media corporations. Lewis also underscores the complexity of the newsroom environment for black female journalists. The focus of the book is about not just journalists, but also media portrayals of blackness, especially as observed in reporting on Barack and Michelle Obama. Lewis offers a convincing case that the myth of postracialism is nothing but a myth, and that the reality of American journalism is filled with examples of marginalization of African Americans." - Y. Kiuchi, Michigan State University, CHOICE

Libby Lewis is a Lecturer in African American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. She earned a Ph.D. in African Diaspora Studies with a Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, USA.

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ISBN 13	9780815386421
ISBN 10	0815386427
Title	The Myth of Post-Racialism in Television News
Author	Libby Lewis
Series	Routledge Transformations In Race And Media
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2017-12-22
Number of pages	202
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