TV

“Is America Hospitable to the Negro?” Guest: Jesse Jackson (Ep. S0019, recorded on 10/2/1971) In her work on William F. Buckley and his long-running public affairs show Firing Line (1966-1970 syndicated, 1971-1999 PBS), Heather Hendershot argues that the show’s one-hour debate structure made it one of the few places on U.S. television in which Black …

In this example of community media, Bronx high school students analyze the differing coverage of the Bensonhurst Murder of Yusef Hawkins and the Central Park Rape. They use discourse analysis of the articles and semiotic analysis of their photos to break down how the white accused murderers in the Bensonhurst case and the Black and …