Hrach, Thomas J.,  1963- <br/><br/>
The Riot Report and the news :  how the Kerner Commission changed media coverage of Black America / 
Thomas J. Hrach. 
 - Amherst :  University of Massachusetts Press,  (c)2016. (Baltimore, Md. :  Project MUSE,  (c)2015). 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Black is news in the white press --  News media is blamed for causing riots --  Kerner and commission members offer differing views --  Johnson gives the commission its orders --  Key decisions set direction --  News media conference gets to the heart of the matter --  Simulmatics produces a contradictory analysis --  The research intensifies --  Doing the lord's work --  A positive reaction from the news media --  "You deserve the gratitude of the nation" --  Conclusion: remembering Kerner and his report. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781613764206 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders --  Report --Influence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Journalism--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.<br/>African Americans--Press coverage.<br/>Race relations and the press--United States.<br/>Racism in the press--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN4888  / .R568 2016