![]() ![]() “ Rough Draft of History combines a new theory along with some very interesting data to show how media coverage of social movements is a function of organizational characteristics, media structure, and political dynamics.WHEN in the Course of human Events it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth the separate & equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Separation. A very impressive work of social science.”-Paul Pierson, University of California, Berkeley ![]() The results are eye-opening, informing our understanding of how movements gain traction, and why some succeed and others fail. “Examining a century of media coverage, Amenta and Caren offer a panoramic perspective on social movements. Rough Draft of History has much to teach us.”-James Morone, Brown University Amenta and Caren look at four major newspapers from 1900 forward, to learn which movements got coverage, what kinds of coverage they got, when they got it, and why. “This exciting and important book breaks fresh ground in the study of political movements. In this important and innovative book, Amenta and Caren do just that, offering a rich, historically sensitive portrait of American social movements as seen through the often-distorting lens of the country’s newspapers.”-Doug McAdam, Stanford University “Scholars use newspaper articles to understand social movements, but rarely have they sought to systematically understand the dynamics of press coverage. Combining historical sweep with analytical sensibilities, this fascinating account of media attention and the notice-seeking strategies of movements illuminates critical trends and developments."-Ira Katznelson, Columbia University " Rough Draft of History is an evocative, often surprising consideration of the links between social movements and the press. This careful investigation extends our understanding of the role of the Fourth Estate in movement politics.”-Lee Ann Banaszak, Pennsylvania State University Amenta and Caren explore the central role of media and the factors that influence the coverage social movements receive. “A comprehensive, compelling analysis of print media’s coverage of social movements, Rough Draft of History is a great read for activists and social movement scholars alike. And they detail the difficulties movements face in today’s brave new media world.ĭrawing from digitized newspapers across a century and through to the present, Rough Draft of History offers insights for those seeking social and political change and those trying to make sense of it. They also reveal that the media handled the civil rights movement far more harshly than popular histories recount. They recover forgotten stories, including that of the Townsend Plan, a Depression-era organization that helped establish Social Security. Amenta and Caren show why some organizations made big news while others did not, why some were treated well while others were handled roughly. But so too did now-forgotten groups, such as the German-American Alliance, Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies, and Peace and Freedom Party. Iconic organizations in the women’s rights, African American civil rights, and environmental movements gained substantial media attention. In doing so, Amenta and Caren provide an alternative account of US history from below, as it was refracted through journalistic lenses. ![]() Edwin Amenta and Neal Caren identify hundreds of movement organizations, from the Women’s Christian Temperance Union to Occupy Wall Street, and document their treatment in the news. A new view of twentieth-century US social movements, Rough Draft of History examines how national newspapers covered social movements and the organizations driving them. ![]()
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