Covering the Plague: AIDS and the American Media

by James Kinsella and Professor James Kinsella

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Whenever AIDS seemed to pose a threat to "the general population" (i.e., non-intravenous-drug-using heterosexuals), the U.S. news media gave the epidemic prominent attention, argues Kinsella. But for the most part, he finds, the media avoided or trivialized the AIDS story in its early years, and even today betrays homophobic bias and a head-in-the-sand attitude. In this thorough, often gripping study, Kinsella, a former Los Angeles Herald-Examiner...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813514827

ISBN13:9780813514826

Release Date:January 1992

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:299 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Administration & Medicine Economics AIDS & HIV Communication & Journalism Communication & Media Studies Diseases & Physical Ailments Education & Reference General Health Care Delivery Media Studies Medical

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