Savage portrayals : race, media, and the Central Park jogger story / Natalie P. Byfield.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Byfield, Natalie P., 1960-
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Central Park Jogger Rape Trial, New York, N.Y., 1990 > Press coverage. Rape > Press coverage > New York (State) > New York > Case studies. Violent crimes > Press coverage > New York (State) > New York > Case studies. Discrimination in criminal justice administration > New York (State) > New York > Case studies. African Americans in mass media. Hispanic Americans in mass media. Racism > United States.
Genre:	Case studies.
Physical Description:	viii, 233 pages ; 23 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Reconnecting new forms of inequality to their roots
A jogger is raped in Central Park
The position of the black man in the cult of white womanhood
Salvaging the "savage": a racial frame that refuses to die
A participant observes how content emerges
The "facts" emerge to convict the innocent
The case falls apart: media's brief mea culpa
Selling savage portrayals: incorporating young black males in the carceral state
They didn't do it!