Eric Deggans is NPR’s first full-time television critic and the author of “Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation.” Before joining NPR in 2013, Deggans worked at the Tampa Bay Times.
It’s tough to turn on a TV news report, pick up a newspaper or surf across a news website these days without seeing a story at least partially affected by race. A report from the U.S. Department of Justice … Read more