Volume 24, Issue 2

SYMPOSIUM
MAKING HISTORY: RACE, GENDER AND THE MEDIA IN THE 2008 ELECTIONS
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS
by Donna Brazile
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NOTE FROM THE EDITORS
Commencing with Volume 25, the St. John’s Journal of Legal Commentary will bear its new name, the St. John’s Journal of Civil Rights & Economic Development.
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ARTICLES
COURTING THE SOUTH ASIAN VOTE:  ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK
by Deepa Iyer & Priya Murthy
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JIM CROW ON THE “DOWN LOW”:  SUBTLE RACIAL APPEALS IN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS

by Leland Ware & David C. Wilson
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THE 2008 ELECTIONS AND THE ROLE OF GENDER AMONG YOUNG VOTERS

by Joanna Lian Pearson & Donna Rouner
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AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT, THE DIVERSITY PRINCIPLE,  AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO CONSTRUCT THE AUDIENCE
by Philip M. Napoli
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WOMEN, THE ECONOMY AND NEWS: ANALYSIS OF THE 2008 U.S. PRIMARY COVERAGE
by Carolyn M. Byerly
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UNCOVERING RACE IN 2008:  MEDIA, POLITICS AND THE REPORTER’S EYE
by Meta G. Carstarphen
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THE ASIAN AMERICAN VOTE: THE ROLE OF RACE IN NEWS MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES

by Nancy Wang Yuen
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WHAT’S RACE GOT TO DO WITH IT? PRESS COVERAGE OF THE LATINO ELECTORATE IN THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY SEASON
by Laura E. Gómez
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CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND THE 2008 ELECTIONS: HOW SMALL CHANGE(S) CAN REALLY ADD UP
by Ellen L. Weintraub & Jason K. Levine
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THE INESCAPABLE INTERSECTION OF CREDIBILITY, AUDIENCE AND PROFIT IN BROADCAST MEDIA’S COVERAGE OF ELECTIONS

by Blake D. Morant
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