Depictions of Black Americans in U.S. Television News, 1990-2020
Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism
Published online on October 15, 2025
Abstract
Journalism, Ahead of Print.
How are Black Americans depicted in U.S. television news? This paper provides an empirical investigation into the news topics in which Black Americans are mentioned, or not mentioned, across nearly the entire population of network television news content ...
How are Black Americans depicted in U.S. television news? This paper provides an empirical investigation into the news topics in which Black Americans are mentioned, or not mentioned, across nearly the entire population of network television news content ...