Nikki Usher: “News for the Rich, White, and Blue”
University of Illinois journalism professor Nikki Usher and her book, News for the Rich, White and Blue, How Place And Power Distort American Journalism Emily Hays/Illinois Public Media
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign journalism professor Nikki Usher published a new book this year titled, News for the Rich, White and Blue, How Place And Power Distort American Journalism. We asked her about her argument that news is increasingly geared toward people who are rich, white, and lean Democratic.
This segment originally aired October 27, 2021.
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Nikki Usher, Ph.D.
Associate professor of journalism, College of Media, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Author: News for the Rich, White, and Blue: How Place and Power Distort American Journalism
"Nikki Usher offers a remarkable reimagining of the media ecosystem – and insights on how ‘news deserts’ could bloom again"
— openDemocracy (@openDemocracy) October 4, 2021
�� Jonathan Heawood reviews ‘News for the rich, white and blue’ https://t.co/RddQoxKHqa
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