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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Tovares, Raúl Damacio, 1952- Manufacturing the gang. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002 (OCoLC)606758329 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Raúl Damacio Tovares |
| ISBN: | 0313318271 9780313318276 |
| OCLC Number: | 47665599 |
| Description: | x, 180 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Historical Roots of the Mexican American Youth Gang -- Influence of Newsworkers -- Police Influence -- Community Leaders. |
| Series Title: | Contributions to the study of mass media and communications, no. 63. |
| Responsibility: | Raúl Damacio Tovares. |
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?Tovares examines the historical origins of the Mexican American youth gangs, and details the ways by which the news media (especially local tv news), the police, and community leaders have constructed a myth around them. Distortions in television reporting are highlighted, and their implications for radical politcs considered. Suggestions for unbiased reporting are provided.?-Reference & Research Book News Read more...
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Related Subjects:(8)
- Mexican American criminals -- Press coverage -- United States.
- Mexican American youth -- Press coverage -- United States.
- Gangs -- Press coverage -- United States.
- Television broadcasting of news -- United States.
- Jugendkriminalität
- Lokales Fernsehen
- Nachrichtensendung
- Chicanos
