TY - BOOK AU - Hrach,Thomas J. TI - The Riot Report and the news: how the Kerner Commission changed media coverage of Black America SN - 9781613764206 AV - PN4888 .R568 2016 PY - 2016/// CY - Amherst PB - University of Massachusetts Press KW - United States KW - National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders -- KW - Report KW - Influence KW - Journalism KW - Political aspects KW - History KW - 20th century KW - African Americans KW - Press coverage KW - Race relations and the press KW - Racism in the press KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1425212&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -