Civic obligations of the press
Responsibilities of the press, according to the 1980 Canadian Royal Commisssion on Newspapers
Criteria of quality newspapers
Characteristics that outstanding papers have, according to Leo Bogart's research
Newspaper concepts from Pilgrim
Some main ideas and terms about newspapers from Pilgrim's lectures
Bagdikian's Chapters 4 and 5
Imporant assertions in "(Not) All the news that's fit to print" and "All the news that fits" -- assigned for this week and Week 3 (this material will be reposted for Week 3)
Pilgrim on theory
Pilgrim's lecture on an array of theoretical considerations, some related to Biagi's Chapter 14
Gender, diversity and media
Pilgrim's lecture and supplemental material about the role of women and other minority groups underrepresented or "symbolically annihilated" by American media
Killing us Softly 3 -- a summary
Important notes from the video featuring Jean Kilbourne

Notes:
In "Wrestling with manhood," note the concepts of "happy violence," "escalating violence," "glamorizing bullying," "construction of heterosexuality" and "normalizing gender violence."
Also, reflect on the relationship of the assertions in the video to Cultivation Theory (discussed by Pilgrim in lecture).


No summary of "Generation M: Misogyny in Media and Culture" will be posted. Note how hateful attitudes toward women get constructed and perpetuated in popular culture -- and also think about video's presentation of the destructive dyanmics of misogyny across a range of media phenomena.

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Banned Book Week was observed in late September to early October. Here are some urls that have lists of banned books and discussions on this aspect of stopping freedom of speech:
Books Blog --
http://books.elliottback.com/banned-books-list-2008-to-2009/
Banned Books Online (by The Online Books Page from onlinebooks@pobox.upenn.edu) --
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/banned-books.html
Beacon for Freedom of Expression -- http://www.beaconforfreedom.org/

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