Innovations in Mass Communication
Posted in JoeB on Feb 25th, 2010
During the last 50 years, our country has come a long way in the area of equality and many attribute at least a small portion to this to dissident publications of the past that helped to spread, at the time, the unpopular messages that many mainstream news organizations were reluctant to share.
Although it can be [...]
After completing the reading about the gay and lesbian dissident press of the 60s and 70s and also watching the movie about American politician Harvey Milk, my internal reflections illuminated the fact that even today, more than 30 years after these movements begun, the history of the gay and lesbian struggle for equality still remains [...]
Posted in JoeB on Feb 1st, 2010
The dissident press in 19th century America is an inspiration to me as a journalist and as someone who values the liberties of Americans across the country. It was a forum in which unpopular ideas were made public and pushed for societal change despite the negative attention it received. It was the type of journalism [...]
Posted in JoeB on Jan 14th, 2010
I found this essay by Dierberg and Clark very interesting because it really did capture what technology use is like for people in my generation. Because we have grown up in such a digital time, we are very comfortable with the technologies that are available and use them to our advantage. In my case, my [...]
I found Mona Eltahawy’s talk very inspirational and also educational. Until today I had never thought about how new media may impact the Muslim people. New media such as blogging and Facebook has really expanded opportunities for people from across the world to speak out about things that are happening and to interact with each [...]