Meaningful Dialogue? The Los Angeles Sentinel ’s Depiction of Black and Asian American Relations, 1993-2000

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ID18987102
AuthorsMichael C Thornton (0000-0001-7617-0020, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume42
Issue8
Pages1275-1298
Publication date2011-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Black Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9347 • E-ISSN: 1552-4566
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0021934711410316
OpenAlexW2128764266
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited14

Out of what some call America’s first truly multiracial riot in Los Angeles in 1992 was spawned a clarion call from Black newspapers to build an interminority alliance to avert a repeat performance. This article examines whether and how the Los Angeles Sentinel changed its coverage of Black–Asian American relations in the years after 1992. Using Ethnic NewsWatch, the author analyzed 102 articles published from 1993 to 2000 that included some discussion about that connection. Several things stand out: (a) The Sentinel’s reporting for that period almost tripled output from all Black newspapers for 1980-1992; (b) the focus and breadth of coverage changed, from highlighting enmity between Korean (American) merchants and Blacks to emphasizing interminority collaboration and inclusion in a wide range of settings; and (c) rarely noted were intimate relationships and personal ties. The Sentinel provides proof that news organizations can significantly improve their coverage of race relations very quickly

Alliance · CLARION · Depiction · Ethnic group · Literature · Media studies · Newspaper · Period (music) · Political science · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Gender Studies · History · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology

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