Media effects discussion: A Girl Like Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWyI77Yh1Gg

Lynch and Johnson: Exploited? Forgotten?

Search via Google, if you like, and here are some links to get you started:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/shoshana.asp

http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/iraq/2008/03/18/jessica-lynch-recalls-her-captivity-in-iraq.html

Readings for week 4

In lieu of the media effects readings listed on your syllabus, please read:

http://www.apa.org/ppo/0907DillTestimony.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypes_of_East_and_Southeast_Asians

Following the drag queen threads ...

Here are some links with reporting about drag queens, to help us see more clearly how to report on this community ("she" or "he" on second reference), as follow-up to our discussion last week about "Project Runway":

http://www.365gay.com/opinion/defending-drag-queens/

http://gaynewsbits.com/2008/04/16/tokyos-maid-cafes/

http://gaynewsbits.com/2008/07/24/popular-canadian-cross-dress-store-celebrates-one-year-anniversary/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/nov/28/france.matthewweaver1

http://movies.nytimes.com/person/200711/RuPaul

Grab yer hats, dudes ...

We'll start talking about accents and regional stereotypes tonight, especially as they pertain to news coverage of candidates. Here's something to start our thinking on this topic:

http://blip.tv/file/990887/

When should sexuality be mentioned in news coverage?

An article from the NYTimes about a fashion designer:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/magazine/31pilati-t.html

Coverage of lesbians, gays & transgendered people

For tonight's discussion, a stylebook supplement for news coverage:

http://www.nlgja.org/resources/stylebook.html

and an article from People:

http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20129572,00.html