The Obamas and Mass Media Race, Gender, Religion, and Politics

Using the cultural prism of race, this book critically examines the images of African Americans that exist in media of the twenty-first century. Further, the authors assess the ways in which media focused on gender, religion, and politics in framing perceptions of the President and First Lady of the United States during the Obama administration. The text draws on a wide range of textual and critical strategies to interpret, criticize, and deconstruct media artifacts.

Mia Moody-Ramirez is Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism, Public Relations, and New Media at Baylor University, USA.
 
Jannette Dates is Dean of the School of Communications and Professor in the Department of Radio, Television, and Film at Howard University, USA.

1. Film, Print, and Broadcast Representations of African Americans
2. Historical Stereotypes of Black Men
3. A Feminist Reading of Mass Media
4. Images of African Americans in Advertising, PR, and Social Media
5. Network News
6. New Media Systems
7. Conclusions