Dr Khadijah White
February 21, 2018

Race, News, and Right-Wing Populism: The Tea Party and the Media

Event Details

Date & Time

Wednesday, Feb 21, 2018 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM


Department

Communications


Cost

Free


Location

Hemmingson Ballroom


Event Type & Tags

  • Academics
  • Diversity Inclusion

About This Event

Dr. Khadijah White is an Assistant Professor in Rutgers’ School of Communication and Information in the Department of Journalism & Media Studies.  Previously, she served as a White House intern on President Obama’s Broadcast Media team. She was also a 2008 National Association of Black Journalists and United Nations Fellow.

Dr. White researches race, gender, and politics in media. Her forthcoming book, Raising the Volume: How the News Media Created the Tea Party, is a multi-platform study that examines the rise of the Tea Party in online, print, broadcast, and cable news. White has published her work in books, academic journals, professional blogs, and presented her research at conferences around the world. White's writing and commentary on topics such as race, social movements, news, and politics have appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Root, Huffington Post, BBC, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Los Angeles Times, Quartz, Gizmodo, Buzzfeed, and others.