Vol. 20 No. 4 - Winter 1992
Fast Forward
Dateline: The South
Compiled by Hannah Bynum
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Southern News Roundup
Compiled by Eric Bates
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Who Owns the Media?
Corporate chains, that's who. A full listing of every Southern newspaper and TV station under group control. By Jim Lee and Eric Bates.
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Changing Channels
People of color pushed to buy new TV and radio stations in the 1980s. So why are the media still so white? By Brigette Rouson.
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Bright Lights, Low Wages
More and more films are being shot in the South, taking advantage of cheap labor and anti-union laws. By Mike Nielsen and Eric Bates.
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Rebirth of a Nation
Three recent films resist the Southern stereotypes of D. W. Griffith, depicting a technicolor region of black, brown, and g(r)ay. By Mark A. Reid.
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The Lost Colony Film
How several Southern communities used the emerging medium of film to tell their own story—without any help from Hollywood. By Tom Whiteside.
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Just Do It
From Louisiana to Kentucky, profiles of Southerners who have taken the media into their own hands.
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Abuse of Authority
Texas ranks first in police brutality. But what happens when citizens complain about officers who break the law? By Lorraine Adams and Dan Malone.
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Justice Denied
With family violence on the rise in West Virginia, many battered women find they are on their own. By Jeanne Kennedy.
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Kids Behind Bars
South Carolina has the nation's most overcrowded juvenile jails, but community-based programs offer hope. By Howard Buskirk and Melinda Gladfelter.
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Decade of Neglect
Poverty, power, and politics in an All-American City. By Mike Hudson and Douglas Pardue.
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Two Shades of Green
Money and trees are at the center of a struggle over the chip mill industry. By Pam Sohn.
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Black on Hilton Head
As whites develop resorts on a South Carolina island, black residents struggle to save their land and heritage. By Frank Morris.
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Fiction
By Darnell Arnoult and Lynn Pruett
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Still the South: Hurricanes
By Mary Lee Kerr
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