Reeves, Jimmie L., and Richard Campbell

Cracked Coverage: Television News, the Anti-Cocaine Crusade, and the Reagan Legacy

Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1994. Paperback. 9 by 6 inches; 228 by 152 mm. 330 pages. Softcover. A bright, sound copy; narrow black ink line (publisher's mark) along the bottom page edges. In examining network television coverage of cocaine-related news during the Reagan era, the authors explore "how TV news not only interprets 'reality' in ways that reflect prevailing ideologies, but is in many respects responsible for constructing that reality." The authors are assistant professors in the communication department at the University of Michigan. 38 pages of endnotes, and a 16 -page index. Item #326
ISBN: 0822314916

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