Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Here they are: The class blogs.
untjour.blogspot.com
difussioncafe.blogspot.com
splatgoes.blogspot.com
latinalion.blogspot.com
rkeough.blogspot.com
gonzogirl214-mfslb.blogspot.com
itsjuwon.blogspot.com
ashweaver.blogspot.com
andreaxtina.blogspot.com
sbeard.blogspot.com
juicynewsupdate.blogspot.com
jessikahzta.blogspot.com
tonkio.blogspot.com
myprofessormakesmeblog.blogspot.com
meganleigh12.blogspot.com
mweadock32.blogspot.com
ekr0022.blogspot.com
melaniemedia.blogspot.com
xeeba.blogspot.com
katerinalrgm.blogspot.com
bianya.blogspot.com
katsands.blogspot.com
kellymoon1115.blogspot.com
jbezner.blogspot.com
crystalzta.blogspot.com
classicbeautygb.blogspot.com
amazind.blogspot.com
deidraw.blogspot.com
saegirl.blogspot.com
rsmit.blogspot.com
westbridges.blogspot.com
tcufootballfan.blogspot.com
jamaalo.blogspot.com
melissaferro.blogspot.com
zaustrew.blogspot.com
bkmusselman.blogspot.com
kristenhatterteaparty.blogspot.com
deliaelizabeth.blogspot.com
theultimatej.blogspot.com
ead05.blogspot.com
jenn1560.blogspot.com
kristyn1216.blogspot.com
stephuhhnee.blogspot.com
maybsomeday.blogspot.com
christenl.blogspot.com

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Assignment for critical analysis (due Sept. 26)

To write your small case study, find three articles covering the same news event in order to delve deeper into race, gender or other relevant issues within this article. You may need other articles or historical material to completely understand more completely the event you have chosen.

We'll discuss in class how to find these articles for free, from using Lexis-Nexis or other databases available through the library or online. Think about the general characteristics of a case study report: anecdote/storytelling; chronology; major issues; the commentary of others (may not be able to get this); your own opinion and interpretations based on the conversations we've had in class.

Use the case study example as a guide for your written report, which should be at least two pages and no more than three pages, double-spaced, written in academic discourse and free of errors. Be sure to cite sources that you use and properly to quote material that is not your own.

Sunday, September 11, 2005

Race, gender and media
(Plus sexualities, disabilities and many other issues affecting representations in the news and mass media)

Here are some links to help you get started:

General journalism resources
American Journalism Review: www.ajr.org
Columbia Journalism Review: www.cjr.org
The Poynter Institute (click diversity link at top left of home page): www.poynter.org

Method and theory links
www.theory.org.uk
Oral history examples: npc.press.org/wpforal/group1.htm
175th anniversary of the black press (Virtual Newseum): www.freedomforum.org
Propaganda and race (Stalin: the Commissar Vanishes at Virtual Newseum): www.freedomforum.org

Lesbian, gay men, transgender and sexualities issues in the media
www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/asc/projects/soin
www.signorile.com/articles/advonyt.html
www.signorile.com/articles/nyp124.html

Race issues
www.maynardije.org/columns/guests/040209_harris
www.stanford.edu/group/gradethenews
www.freepress.org/fleming/fleming.html A series written on the black press in 20th century by one of America's most preeminent and long-lived African-American journalist
www.lsu.edu/raceandmedia/ Forum on race and media at LSU
www.blackpressusa.com Click on history link
www.nabj.org National Association of Black Journalists
www.nahj.org National Association of Hispanic Journalists
www.aaja.org Asian-American Journalists Association
naja.com Native American Journalists Association
www.unityjournalists.org

Links as follow-up to disabilities and new media discussion
www.w3.org
bobby.cast.org
http://www.towson.edu/~bhalle/aejdis.html

Links for stereotypes in movies
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1001/p12s01-almo.html
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0419/p07s01-woap.html