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Outside the box: Corporate media, globalization, and the UPS strike.

Publication: Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media
Publication Date: 01-MAR-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Outside the box: Corporate media, globalization, and the UPS strike.(Book review)

Article Excerpt
Kumar, D. (2007). Outside the box: Corporate media, globalization, and the UPS strike. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press. 237 pages.

Students of the news will welcome Deepa Kumar's analysis of coverage of the 1997 UPS strike. Media coverage of that strike was notable for its departure from standard narratives concerning labor-management disputes. Most often, strikes are framed as disruptive, inconvenient to the public, and harmful to the economy. While news reports about the UPS strike often reflected these pro-business sentiments, they...

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