This is great discussion indeed. I've talked to some MACers about the use of new media in mobilizing civil rights activism, as we just witnessed with Jenna Six. As I indicated to you, our panel proposal is forthcoming -- before deadline. Anita
Stringer, Sharon wrote:
> Glad to see the enthusiasm. Somebody write a proposal and get it to me by Oct. 8.
> Sharon B. Stringer, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor Comm. Media
> Lock Haven University
> 603 Robinson Bldg.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rios, Diana
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:02 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Panel Proposal
> If anyone wants to expand the topic at all--contemporary civil rights--that is, one can include the protests, demonstrations regarding immigrants and human rights. Drios
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sharon Bramlett-Solomon [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Mon 9/24/2007 7:46 PM
> To: Fleming-Rife, Anita
> Cc: LILLIE FEARS; Meta Carstarphen; Rios, Diana; Dwight Brooks
> Subject: Re: Panel Proposal
> Anita --
> Before I received your email I had made a note to myself to submit the same panel idea titled: ³New Weapons in the Fight for Social Justice:
> Cyber-Protesting in the Jena Six Case.²
> Definitely we need to have a panel or round table discussion on this topic.
> When I asked students in my Race, Gender & Media class last month who had heard of the Jena Six only the five black students in the class of 40 knew about the case (four from internet sources and one from CNN. No one had seen it in the largest local paper (The Arizona Republic).
> NPR had a good discussion last Thurs. on the blogging, podcasting, emailing, and internet news dissemination in the case, including background on the school incident, charges the Black students face and cyber civil rights movement.
> Would happily assist with facilitating this panel in any way, including presenting on the topic.
> Best,
> Sharon
> On 9/23/07 12:37 PM, "Anita Rife" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> I have been thinking about the utility of the internet as a tool for
>> mobilizing the students who demonstrated on behalf of the Jenna--6, as
>> I am sure that you have been. In fact, it is my thinking that this
>> effort may have sparked the beginning of a 21st century civil rights
>> movement. If you recall, and you probably donıt given that I am the
>> ancient one among you {smile), the civil rights movement of the 50s
>> and 60s depended upon the traditional media for its momentum, but here
>> we are now with a grass roots movement fueled by the new media and to
>> some extent, the convergence of the old and the new<radio and
>> internet. I thought of you four, but there may be others who may want
>> to participate on a panel that addresses this exciting new
>> development. Please let me know if youıre interested and what aspects
>> of this topic youıre most interested in pursing for a MAC panel
>> proposal at AEJ-Chicago. Diana, we may want to broaden the panel idea that we talked about to cover this<or maybe treat it as a separate panel. Let me know what youıre thinking on this.
>>
>> BTW, I also thought of Will Sutton, but I canıt find an e-mail address
>> for him at Hampton. If anyone knows his address, please forward this on to him.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Anita Fleming-Rife
>>
> Sharon Bramlett-Solomon, Ph.D.
> Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287-1305
> Office: 480 965-3678 Fax: 480 965-7041
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> I will look to the hills from whence cometh my help...
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