Race against Prime Time / California Newsreel (Firm).

This case study in media bias examines how ABC, CBS, and NBC network affiliates covered civil unrest in Miami's predominantly black Liberty Hill neighborhood following the 1980 acquittal of police officers for the killing of a local resident. Taking viewers behind the scenes of the newsrooms that re...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors:	Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) Infobase California Newsreel (Firm)
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], ©1985.
Series:	Films on Demand.
Subjects:	African Americans > History. Mass media and culture. Educational films. Internet videos.
Genre:	Educational films. Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (58 min.) : sound, color
Format:	Electronic Video

Contents:

Negative News Footage (2:43)
News Coverage After McDuffie Verdict (2:12)
Newsroom after McDuffie Verdict (1:45)
Rally Coverage After McDuffie Verdict (2:43)
Media and the Black Community (2:15)
Potential Impact of Media Coverage (1:36)
Missing Context for Race Relations (3:05)
Role of TV in Racial Problems (1:51)
Written Media Guidelines (3:11)
Coverage of Race Riots in 1980 (2:33)
Major Focus on White Victims (2:13)
Minimal Coverage of Vigilante Attacks (3:10)
Double Standard in Race Reporting (2:07)
Media Role in Selecting Spokespersons (3:50)
Media Creation of Spokespersons (3:43)
Narrow Interpretation of Events (4:11)
Gaps in Media Coverage (2:52)
Conditions in Liberty City (2:35)
Economic Disparity in Miami (3:03)
What Is News? (4:06)
Delayed Coverage of Race Relations (2:55)
Credits: Race against Prime Time (1:16)