I’m still trying to figure this out, so if you have ideas for answers, please let me know.
I am interested in how news media use color to depict crime. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2011
The subjectivity (and danger) of online comments
This spring, The Gazette in Cedar Rapids revamped its policy for online comments. Should the Press Citizen and other local media outlets do the same? Continue reading
I’m from “here”: What do geographic identifiers mean?
Has geographic location become the new racial identifier? Take a look at this story.
The drive to “do something”
I love initiative. I love drive. Especially when it comes from journalism students. And, recently, there seems to be a lot of it, because, as we all know, the current media industry mandates that students must have drive to get jobs.
Some of these students are finding their experience by creating their own media.
But what if they’re work is making the world worse? Continue reading
Weatherman as Hero?
The New York Times had an interesting story this week about weather forecasters as heroes. Predicting dangerous weather patterns and warning viewers of impending doom puts the weatherman right in harms way: He shouts from your living room TV to go to the basement. With his jacket off, he tells you about the trouble of whipping winds licking your windows. And, if you listen to him, he may save your life. Continue reading