Description: "Makes a significant contribution to the history of what is known about the quantity and quality of coverage of people of color in the U.S. It also is an important indicator of how much improvement is still needed in coverage and of the considerable research that still needs to be done on this subject. The writers provide historical context and analysis that make the material of great value for students, journalism educators and journalists. The substantial gaps in coverage as well as the degrading coverage documented here reveal that coverage of people and communities of color has begun to improve, but that it is likely to become full, fair and accurate only when many more scholars and journalists have absorbed the significance of the past described here." - Betty Medsger, investigative reporter former chair, Department of Journalism, San Francisco State University and founder of its Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism

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