JRN 380 Final Project Spring 2020

Select ?one? of the three options? listed below to complete for your final project in this course. 1. Multicultural Profile

Conduct a face-to-face ?(this can be done virtually or by phone during quarantine)? interview with someone who is from one of the following groups ?to which you do NOT belong?:

African American Latino/Hispanic Native American/American Indian Asian American Arab American Muslim Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender People with physical disabilities

Your interview must explore your interviewee’s experiences with the media (TV, radio, movies, music, magazines, books, comic books, video games, and advertisements, which although not a mass medium, is relevant to our class) and the media’s portrayals or representations of his/her cultural group. The ?focus of your interview? should be this person’s beliefs and feelings about how the media treat members of his or her multicultural group. How have the media impacted her/his life? How have the media helped to define who s/he is? ?Specific examples? are needed. Some of the questions you may want to ask include:

? How do you prefer to be addressed as a member of your group? ? Where did you grow up? ? How did you feel growing up as a member of your cultural group? ? Have you ever experienced insensitivity, prejudice, or discrimination because of your

race/ethnic background/religion/sexual orientation/age/disability? Please explain. ? How do you think the media have portrayed/represented people from your group? Are the

portrayals positive or negative? (You may consider asking about various types of media and whether s/he has noticed a difference between portrayals in news media and entertainment media.) Ask for specific examples — the more the better (titles of movies and perhaps character name if relevant; TV shows and characters; songs; names of video games; CNN, FOX, or other news source; etc.).

? What messages about your cultural group have you gotten from the media? Ask for specific examples. Again: are there different messages being presented in different media? Are mediated messages different in news media than they are in entertainment media? Specific examples will be helpful.

? What role have the media played in helping you to define yourself (as a member of your cultural group)?

? Have you ever been interviewed by the media? Was your experience positive or negative? (Please specify.) What advice would you give reporters about coverage of groups such as yourself? (Again, ask for specifics.) (No need to include info about this if s/he has never been interviewed by the media!)

Option 1A:? ?Paper:? At the top of the first page, provide me with your interviewee’s information (single spaced):

Name of interviewee City in which s/he lives

Your paper must not be a mere transcription of your interview, but you must include at least three direct quotations from your interview that you believe capture the essence of your interviewee’s experience with the media (or a particular medium). At the end of the paper, I’d like you to write a page or so summarizing and analyzing what you’ve learned. Meaningfully connect what you learned from your interviewee with material you read about for class or material that was discussed in class. Then, write a few paragraphs about your reactions to what you have learned and what this experience was like for you. Paper Length: 5-10 pages, ?double-spaced, normal margins?. ?Put page numbers on your work. Option 1B: Video: ?Create a video of the conversation/interview. Your video must not be just a transcript of your interview, you must be creative, providing images of the showcasing parts of the person’s story … i.e. — their home, neighborhood, examples from the conversation. At the end of the video you need to include a summary analyzing what you learned. Meaningfully connect what you learned from your interviewee with material you read about for class or material that was discussed in class. Then, include a few comments about your reactions to what you have learned and what the experience of this interview was like for you. 2. Examine multicultural news sources

Select one ?news? publication or blog from ?two different? groups listed below and read at least ?four full-length news articles or blog posts ?from each ?that have to do with? multicultural issues?. They should be current (from the last couple of months or so) and must deal with stories or issues within the United States. ?NOTE: to complete option #2 you will read and review a total of 8 articles. Tell me which two news organizations or blogs you’ve chosen to look at. For each news article or blog post, provide the ?title?, ?author’s name?, ?source if something other than the source you’ve listed? (for example, the news organization may use an article written by a member of the Associated Press, AP) ?date? written/published, and a ?brief summary? (in your own words) so that I have a clear sense of what the main idea or issue is. Write ?approximately ½ page of thoughtful analysis? about the author’s perspective or point of view. To what extent does the author’s culture matter to the way s/he presents the story? What is his/her reality? Is it yours? Do you agree or disagree with this perspective or viewpoint? Explain. What did this article/blog post make you think about? Once you’ve completed all your individual entries, write an ?overall summary and analysis? (about a page) addressing the following: Taken as a whole, when you think about the articles you’ve read and analyzed, what impression are you left with regarding how issues of diversity and/or non-mainstream perspectives are covered, considered, and/or ignored in our society? Back up your

response with examples from your entries. Are these issues or stories handled differently in a non-mainstream news publication than they would be in a mainstream news publication? Explain. Can both be accurate? Is one right and the other wrong? Explain. What does this tell you about perspective, point of view, or bias? What might be the effect of these different types of coverage for an increasingly multicultural society? How important is it for different perspectives to be heard? Meaningfully relate some of what you write for the last part of this assignment to issues read about or discussed in class. Here’s an example of the layout you might use. You can use this as a template: Source #1: Racialicious racialicious.com

Entry #1: “‘In Conversation: ?Fresh off the Boat?,” by Kendra James. February 10, 2015.

Summary: ?Here, you will write one to four sentences ?summarizing? the ?main point(s)? of the article or blog post, so that someone who hasn’t read the article could get a clear understanding of what it’s about.

Analysis & Reaction: ?In this section you should explain the author’s perspective or point of view. To what extent does the author’s culture matter to the way s/he presents the story? What is his/her reality? Is it yours? Do you agree or disagree with this perspective or viewpoint? Explain. What did this article/blog post make you think about?? ?Include any other reaction or comments you have to this article/blog entry. Entry #2: …. News organizations or blogs

General Multicultural 1. Racialicious ?http://www.racialicious.com/

Native American 2. Native American Times ?http://www.nativetimes.com/ 3. Native News Online.Net ?http://nativenewsonline.net/ 4. Indian Country Today Media Network ?http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/ 5. Cherokee Phoenix ?http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/ 6. The Circle ?http://thecirclenews.org/ 7. National Native News (audio stories) ?http://www.nativenews.net/

Latino/Hispanic 8. Al Dia News ?http://aldianews.com/ 9. NBC News Latino ?http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino 10. My Latino News ?http://mylatinonews.com/ 11. FOX News Latino ?http://latino.foxnews.com/index.html 12. Huffington Post Latino Voices ?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/latino-voices/

Asian American 13. The Asian American Blog ?http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/ 14. Angry Asian Man ?http://blog.angryasianman.com/ 15. Reappropriate ?http://reappropriate.co/

http://www.racialicious.com/
http://www.nativetimes.com/
http://nativenewsonline.net/
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/
http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/

http://www.nativenews.net/
http://aldianews.com/
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino
http://mylatinonews.com/
http://latino.foxnews.com/index.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/latino-voices/
http://www.nikkeiview.com/blog/
http://blog.angryasianman.com/
http://reappropriate.co/
16. NBC Asia American News ?http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america

African American 17. Huffington Post Black Voices ?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/black-voices/ 18. NBCBLK ?http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk 19. The Black Agenda Report ?http://www.blackagendareport.com/ 20. Black America Web (news) ?http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=news

LGBT 21. The Advocate ?http://www.advocate.com/ 22. Huffington Post Gay Voices ?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gay-voices/ 23. Queerty ?http://www.queerty.com/ 24. Transnews ?http://transnews.org/

Arab Americans 25. Arab American News ?http://www.arabamericannews.com/ 26. The Arab Daily News ?http://www.thearabdailynews.com/

3. Follow a minority writer

Select a minority writer who publishes analysis and opinions about minority, diversity, or multicultural issues or topics. Summarize, analyze, and react to ?eight? of her/his columns or articles (see #2 above for more details) and prepare a brief ?biography?. Columns/articles should be current (from the last couple of months or so) and must deal with stories or issues within the United States. Be sure to provide the name of the website where her/his columns may be found and the URL to the homepage. Write an ?overall summary and analysis? (see #2), and be sure to connect meaningfully with issues read about or discussed in class. —————————————————————————————————————————— All Papers, regardless of option chosen?: Your paper must be typed, 12 point font, double-spaced, DO NOT use a cover sheet. Put your name and class (JRN 380 – time?) in the header. Put page numbers on your work. You will receive a lower grade for incorrect spelling, punctuation, capitalization, word use, sentence structure, and grammar. Please proofread your papers before submitting them! DUE: No later than Friday, May 1 by midnight. This assignment is worth 250 points.