Topic Hubs

Black Press & Media

For two centuries the Black press has been Black America's wire service, archive, and argument. This hub gathers CultureTechLens's media record: the Defender's distribution machine, WVON's airwaves, Ebony and Jet's empire, and the economics and images research underneath — the record of who controls the story.

Start here

• The Black Press

  The flagship research line on Black newspapers and magazines.

• Guide: The Black Press in Chicago

  The definitive CTL guide.

• PRESS — Historical Black Publications

  The publications division.

Go deeper

• Reference: Who Controls the Story?
• Reference: The Black Press
• Reference: The Economics of the Black Newspaper
• Reference: The Chicago Defender's Distribution Network
• Reference: WVON and Black Chicago
• Reference: Black Images on Chicago Television
• Reference: Chicago Defender
• Press
• Cited By
• Stories

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