Brown Eyes on the Web: Unique Perspectives of an Alternative Latino on-Line Publication

Author:   Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415945073


Pages:   128
Publication Date:   06 February 2003
Format:   Hardback
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Brown Eyes on the Web: Unique Perspectives of an Alternative Latino on-Line Publication


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In the mid-1990s, mainstream newspapers aggressively staked their claim on the World Wide Web; smaller ethnic newspapers also strived to get a toehold in the emerging digital world, hoping to add an alternative perspective to the rich mix available on the Internet. This book explores to what degree the World Wide Web, touted early on as leveling the playing field for small, underfinanced news operations, has fulfilled that promise, as it examines the case of an alternative Southern California Latino newspaper.

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Author:   Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780415945073


ISBN 10:   0415945070
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   06 February 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

List of illustrations; List of tables; Foreword; Chapter 1. Introduction; Technology gap; The internet and the news media; Chapter 2. Literature Review; Ethnic media; Newspapers on the World Wide Web; Coverage of Latinos; Hispanic media; Content analyses of coverage of Hispanics; Chapter 3. Theoretical Framework; Libertarian theory; Challenges to the libertarian approach; The Hutchins Commission; Recommendations; The press; The public; The social responsibility theory of the press; Critics; Social responsibility theory of the press and minorities; Social responsibility and a US Latino newspaper on the web; Chapter 4. Methodology; The newspapers; La Prensa San Diego; The Chicano movement; The San Diego Union-Tribune; The content analysis; Coding; Logistics; What was coded; What was not coded; Limitations; Chapter 5. Findings; SignOn San Diego; La Prensa San Diego's overall site; The content analysis; Results; Chapter 6. Conclusions; La Prensa's website; The internet's treatment of minority voices; The social responsibility of La Prensa; Solutions; Further research; Contributions of this research; Chapter 7. Appendix: Coding Instructions, Key and Sheets; Chapter 8. Bibliography.

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