Answer the questions about the book"The Race Beat", writing homework help
Subject
Writing
Question Description
Answer the following questions in your own words with your own thoughts & opinions about chapters 1-4:
1. Do some research about this book. Who are the authors, what got them interested in this topic & why did they decide to write "The Race Beat"? Which co-author has a connection with northwest Alabama & what is that connection? What did the authors want to accomplish? How is this book regarded now?
2. Talk about Gunnar Myrdal. Who was he? What was he researching? What did he think he'd find in America, and what did he actually find? Why do the authors begin their book with him?
3. Talk about the black press. Why did Myrdal call it "the fighting press"? What role did black newspapers play in their communities? In the fight for civil rights? Compare black newspapers' journalistic standards with commonly accepted journalistic standards today.