{"product_id":"news-for-all-the-people-the-epic-story-of-race-and-the-american-media-9781844671113","title":"News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new, sweeping narrative history of American news media that puts race at the center of the story\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the earliest colonial newspapers to the Internet age, America's racial divisions have played a central role in the creation of the country's media system, just as the media has contributed to--and every so often, combated--racial oppression. \u003ci\u003eNews for All the People\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how racial segregation distorted the information Americans received from the mainstream media. It unearths numerous examples of how publishers and broadcasters actually fomented racial violence and discrimination through their coverage. And it chronicles the influence federal media policies exerted in such conflicts. It depicts the struggle of Black, Latino, Asian, and Native American journalists who fought to create a vibrant yet little-known alternative, democratic press, and then, beginning in the 1970s, forced open the doors of the major media companies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written in an exciting, story-driven style and replete with memorable portraits of journalists, both famous and obscure, \u003ci\u003eNews for All the People\u003c\/i\u003e weaves back and forth between the corporate and government leaders who built our segregated media system--such as Herbert Hoover, whose Federal Radio Commission eagerly awarded a license to a notorious Ku Klux Klan organization in the nation's capital--and those who rebelled against that system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on years of original archival research and up-to-the-minute reporting and written by two veteran journalists and leading advocates for a more inclusive and democratic media system, \u003ci\u003eNews for All the People\u003c\/i\u003e should become the standard history of American media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuan González \u003c\/b\u003eis a two-time winner of the George Polk Award for commentary and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. He is the co-host of the nationally syndicated TV and radio show \u003ci\u003eDemocracy Now!\u003c\/i\u003e and is a staff columnist for New York's \u003ci\u003eDaily News\u003c\/i\u003e. His previous books include\u003ci\u003e Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFallout: The Environmental Consequences of the World Trade Center Collapse\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e Roll Down Your Window: Stories from a Forgotten America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Torres\u003c\/b\u003e is the senior advisor for government and external affairs for Free Press, the national media reform organization. Before joining Free Press, he worked as deputy director at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and was a journalist for several years. He lives in Silver Spring, MD.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623589740818,"sku":"9781844671113","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_40546508-1db2-42dc-8f96-ebf5f4bb1647.jpg?v=1758641021","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/news-for-all-the-people-the-epic-story-of-race-and-the-american-media-9781844671113","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}