Framing an execution : the media and Mumia Abu-Jamal [digital video]

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Publication Date:

2014

Publication Information:

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file, 66 min.)

Abstract:

This video examines the controversial case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a journalist on death row in connection with the fatal shooting of a Philadelphia police officer. It provides a careful analysis of an influential ABC 20/20 report as an important case study for students of journalism and communication. Framing an Execution raises serious questions about balance, fairness, and accuracy in media.

Performers:

Narrator, Danny Glover ; interviewer, Tom Gardner0

Technical Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Personal Subject:

Abu-Jamal, Mumia-Trials, litigation, etc.

Subject Term:

Communication.

Death row inmates -- Press coverage -- United States.

Journalism -- Objectivity -- United States.

Journalism.

Mass media and criminal justice.