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Book Synopsis
A timely, accessible study—bolstered by startling statistics—of the sparse coverage of Latinos on network evening news and the social inequity perpetuated by the frequently negative tone of the few news stories that do spotlight Latinos.

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Transcription and Semiotic Conventions
  • Prologue: Studying the Network News Coverage on Latinos
  • Chapter 1: What US Latino Stories Make the Network News?
  • Section I: Semiotic Analyses of Network News Stories about Latinos
    • Chapter 2: Inside-the-Beltway Stories
      • José Padilla: Citizen Terrorist or Simply Terrorist?
        • CNN News Brief, #2
        • CBS News Report, #60
      • Latinos in the White House
        • ABC: Alberto Gonzales Nominated Attorney General, #100
        • CNN: Carlos Gutierrez Nominated Commerce Secretary, #112
      • Presidential Campaign for Latino Voters
        • ABC: Speaking Spanish Garners Latino Votes, #10
        • NBC: Rejecting a Latino Voter Myth, #82
        • NBC: Latino Voters in Western States, #90
        • ABC: Candidates Appear on Sábado Gigante, #97
    • Chapter 3: News Briefs and Feature Stories
      • Economic Impact of Latinos
        • NBC News Brief on Jobs, #27
      • Health of Latinos
        • CBS News Brief on Strokes, #80
        • CBS Investigative Report: Hospitals Price-Gouging Latinos, #47
      • Politics of Entertainment
        • ABC: Visas Denied to Cuban Musicians, #13
      • Multiple News Briefs on Defecting Cuban Dancers
        • CBS: "A Day without a Mexican," #49
        • CBS: Reality Show ¡Gana la Verde! #87
      • Latinos and Public Education
        • CBS: Increasingly Segregated Schools, #51
        • NBC/Telemundo: DREAM Act Students, #57
      • Iraq War Latino Soldiers
        • CNN: Death of a Green Card Soldier, #33
        • ABC: Sergeant Rafael Peralta, #109
      • Latinos in Sports
        • ABC: NFL Marketing to Latinos, #9
        • Baseball's A-Rod, #16, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23
        • NBC: Olympic Triple Jumper Becomes Iconic Immigrant, #85
    • Chapter 4: News Stories about Caribbean Immigrants
      • Cuban Migrants as Refugees
        • ABC and CBS News Briefs about Cubans Floating on a Buick, #11, #12
        • ABC News Brief about Mexican Piñata Girl, #105
        • ABC and CBS News Briefs on Cubans Migrating by Inner Tube, #34, #35
      • Dominican Migrants as Victims
        • NBC and ABC News Briefs and NBC Report, #63, #81, #14
      • Dominican Migrants as Criminals
        • ABC In-Depth Story, #74
    • Chapter 5: Immigration Policy Stories
      • Bush's Immigration Policy Initiative
        • ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, #3
        • CNN NewsNight with Aaron Brown, #1
        • NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, #4
      • Phoenix "Drop Houses"
        • NBC News Brief, #15
        • CNN News Brief, #24
        • Second CNN News Brief, #28
        • CNN Feature-Length Story, #30
      • New Flood of Immigrants?
        • First NBC/Telemundo Report, #17
        • Second NBC Report, #48
    • Chapter 6: Feature-Length News Stories about Mexican Immigrants
      • NBC: Mexican Migrants in the Aftermath of a Hurricane, #83
      • NBC/Telemundo: Air Flight Repatriations, #89
      • CBS: Contrasting Views of Arizona's Prop 200, #117
      • CBS: "Immigration: What Does It Mean to You?" #77
      • ABC/BBC: "Dangerous Crossing," #116
    • Conclusions: Semiotic Analyses of Network News Stories about Latinos
  • Section II: Humanist Theories and Cognitive Modeling of Television News Readings
    • Chapter 7: A Cognitive Model to Incorporate Second-Order Signs
    • Chapter 8: Adding Narrative to Semiotics: Myths That Underlie News Stories
    • Chapter 9: Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Summary Table of 118 Network Evening News Stories about Latinos in 2004
  • Appendix B: Template for Social Semiotic Analysis of Network News Stories (#48)
  • Notes
  • References
  • Credits
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/01/2013
      ISBN13: 9780292743748, 978-0292743748
      ISBN10: 0292743742

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A timely, accessible study—bolstered by startling statistics—of the sparse coverage of Latinos on network evening news and the social inequity perpetuated by the frequently negative tone of the few news stories that do spotlight Latinos.

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Transcription and Semiotic Conventions
      • Prologue: Studying the Network News Coverage on Latinos
      • Chapter 1: What US Latino Stories Make the Network News?
      • Section I: Semiotic Analyses of Network News Stories about Latinos
        • Chapter 2: Inside-the-Beltway Stories
          • José Padilla: Citizen Terrorist or Simply Terrorist?
            • CNN News Brief, #2
            • CBS News Report, #60
          • Latinos in the White House
            • ABC: Alberto Gonzales Nominated Attorney General, #100
            • CNN: Carlos Gutierrez Nominated Commerce Secretary, #112
          • Presidential Campaign for Latino Voters
            • ABC: Speaking Spanish Garners Latino Votes, #10
            • NBC: Rejecting a Latino Voter Myth, #82
            • NBC: Latino Voters in Western States, #90
            • ABC: Candidates Appear on Sábado Gigante, #97
        • Chapter 3: News Briefs and Feature Stories
          • Economic Impact of Latinos
            • NBC News Brief on Jobs, #27
          • Health of Latinos
            • CBS News Brief on Strokes, #80
            • CBS Investigative Report: Hospitals Price-Gouging Latinos, #47
          • Politics of Entertainment
            • ABC: Visas Denied to Cuban Musicians, #13
          • Multiple News Briefs on Defecting Cuban Dancers
            • CBS: "A Day without a Mexican," #49
            • CBS: Reality Show ¡Gana la Verde! #87
          • Latinos and Public Education
            • CBS: Increasingly Segregated Schools, #51
            • NBC/Telemundo: DREAM Act Students, #57
          • Iraq War Latino Soldiers
            • CNN: Death of a Green Card Soldier, #33
            • ABC: Sergeant Rafael Peralta, #109
          • Latinos in Sports
            • ABC: NFL Marketing to Latinos, #9
            • Baseball's A-Rod, #16, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23
            • NBC: Olympic Triple Jumper Becomes Iconic Immigrant, #85
        • Chapter 4: News Stories about Caribbean Immigrants
          • Cuban Migrants as Refugees
            • ABC and CBS News Briefs about Cubans Floating on a Buick, #11, #12
            • ABC News Brief about Mexican Piñata Girl, #105
            • ABC and CBS News Briefs on Cubans Migrating by Inner Tube, #34, #35
          • Dominican Migrants as Victims
            • NBC and ABC News Briefs and NBC Report, #63, #81, #14
          • Dominican Migrants as Criminals
            • ABC In-Depth Story, #74
        • Chapter 5: Immigration Policy Stories
          • Bush's Immigration Policy Initiative
            • ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, #3
            • CNN NewsNight with Aaron Brown, #1
            • NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, #4
          • Phoenix "Drop Houses"
            • NBC News Brief, #15
            • CNN News Brief, #24
            • Second CNN News Brief, #28
            • CNN Feature-Length Story, #30
          • New Flood of Immigrants?
            • First NBC/Telemundo Report, #17
            • Second NBC Report, #48
        • Chapter 6: Feature-Length News Stories about Mexican Immigrants
          • NBC: Mexican Migrants in the Aftermath of a Hurricane, #83
          • NBC/Telemundo: Air Flight Repatriations, #89
          • CBS: Contrasting Views of Arizona's Prop 200, #117
          • CBS: "Immigration: What Does It Mean to You?" #77
          • ABC/BBC: "Dangerous Crossing," #116
        • Conclusions: Semiotic Analyses of Network News Stories about Latinos
      • Section II: Humanist Theories and Cognitive Modeling of Television News Readings
        • Chapter 7: A Cognitive Model to Incorporate Second-Order Signs
        • Chapter 8: Adding Narrative to Semiotics: Myths That Underlie News Stories
        • Chapter 9: Conclusion
      • Appendix A: Summary Table of 118 Network Evening News Stories about Latinos in 2004
      • Appendix B: Template for Social Semiotic Analysis of Network News Stories (#48)
      • Notes
      • References
      • Credits
      • Index

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