Calvin Hall has started to work on this already. The more the merrier. FYI to everyone. Drios
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From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC on behalf of Meta G. Carstarphen
Sent: Mon 9/24/2007 7:44 PM
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Subject: Oops!Re: Teaching Panel Possibiltiy-- Campus newspaper--racism, misogy nism
Dear all,
Oops...Ilia R also is interested....I'm sure there are more.
-Meta
Meta G. Carstarphen, Ph.D., APR
Gaylord Family Endowed Professor &
Associate Professor
Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Oklahoma
395 W. Lindsey Room 3510C
Norman, OK 73019-4201
PHONE: (405) 325-5227
FAX: (405) 325-7565
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On Sep 24, 2007, at 6:40 PM, Carstarphen, Meta G. wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I came back from class to read this long and engaging string of
> comments. It's clear to me that we have a winner in this idea, and
> a number of qualified people who can participate.
>
> Now, let's be even bolder. Why not suggest this as a mini-
> plenary? Such a session would partner with several divisions and
> be programmed in such a way that there would not be other competing
> sessions, if I remember the rules correctly.
>
> We could partner easily with other divisions such as News, Ethics,
> CSW, VisCom, Scholastic--just to name a few.
>
> I love being the instigator for this but it is not in my area of
> expertise. I think we have heard from Clint W., George D, Calvin
> H. and Bradley G, along with EK, Cathy J. and Paola B. I would
> also recommend Sandra [SAM] Coombs who has been faculty advisor for
> student newspapers in Michigan and has run student journalism
> workshops. Perhaps Linda with Dow Jones can lend some national
> perspectives.
>
> Someone has to organize this. I suggest Bradley G., if he is still
> willing, since he offered. I think the fact that he is also our
> Teaching Standards Chair would be an asset, not a liability.
>
> OK, I'm passing the baton...who wants to take it to the finish line?
>
> Chao,
> Meta
>
>
> Meta G. Carstarphen, Ph.D., APR
> Gaylord Family Endowed Professor &
> Associate Professor
> Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication
> University of Oklahoma
> 395 W. Lindsey Room 3510C
> Norman, OK 73019-4201
> PHONE: (405) 325-5227
> FAX: (405) 325-7565
> E-MAIL: [log in to unmask]
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>
>
>
> On Sep 24, 2007, at 5:37 PM, Wilson Ii, Clint C. wrote:
>
>> George:
>>
>> I concur with your conclusion that this issue should be approached
>> as an
>> ethics matter. Since you are a former editor-in-chief of The
>> Hilltop and I
>> served as the paper's adviser for five years (and I also teach
>> ethics at
>> Howard) perhaps we could serve together on a panel on this topic.
>>
>> -- C. Wilson
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: 9/24/2007 3:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: Teaching Panel Possibiltiy-- Campus newspaper--racism,
>> misogynism
>>
>> MAC members,
>> This is an issue that generated a considerable amount of discussion
>> among
>> the officers of the Society of Professional Journalists. As a
>> member of
>> the
>> SPJ Education Committee, I reviewed the articles at issue and some of
>> the
>> debate as we are deciding how to respond as an organization.
>>
>> The sticking point here is how to remain steadfast in defending
>> students'
>> First Amendment rights while reminding the students of the ETHICAL
>> manner in
>> which real journalists should operate. The SPJ Convention is next
>> week
>> and I suspect this matter will come up-- perhaps even in the form
>> of a
>> resolution.
>>
>> As is always the challenge with convention planning 9 months in
>> advance,
>> by
>> next August, this particular incident may have resolved itself...
>> depending
>> on what happens to the editor and/or a new editor takes over next
>> year.
>> I
>> think Diana's question goes more to the role of the status of the
>> publication adviser-editor relationship.. How much training/
>> teaching is
>> going on in the area of diversity/cultural sensitivity? When I
>> was at
>> Georgia a few years ago, I used to conduct a diversity session at the
>> national workshop for college newspaper editors. I'm not sure if they
>> still
>> offer that session.
>>
>> Given the Ethical concerns, this panel would seem like something MAC
>> could
>> co-sponsor with the Ethics Division.
>>
>> George Daniels
>> U. Alabama
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Stringer, Sharon" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 12:58 PM
>> Subject: Re: Teaching Panel Possibiltiy-- Campus newspaper--racism,
>> misogynism
>>
>>
>>> Sounds like a good panel discussion. I just finished speaking with
>> Karlo
>>> Ruiz, public information officer with the State of Connecticut
>>> Latino
>> &
>>> Puerto Rican Affairs Commission. He's an alum visiting campus
>>> today.
>> He
>>> says that his office is fighting this issue in Connecticut. I might
>> can
>>> get him to Chicago, if anyone is interested in organizing a panel.
>>>
>>> Sharon B. Stringer, Ph.D.
>>> Associate Professor Journalism and Mass Comm
>>> Lock Haven University
>>> 603 Robinson Bldg.
>>> Lock Haven, PA 17745
>>> 570-484-2092
>>> 570-484-2436 (fax)
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rios, Diana
>>> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 1:18 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Teaching Panel Possibiltiy-- Campus newspaper--racism,
>> misogynism
>>>
>>> Absolutely. This is a great topic for someone to take off with and
>> create
>>> a panel proposal. This could be a Teaching Panel for some interested
>>> people.
>>> Here are some possible titles--
>>> "Campus News, Radio, TV: Freedom of Expression or Racism-
>>> Misgynism?"
>>> "Campus News, Radio, TV: If we hate you, we have the right to
>>> say it"
>>> "The Future of Student Media: The Dark and Enlightened Sides of
>> Freedom of
>>> Expression"
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Meta G. Carstarphen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> Sent: Mon 9/24/2007 12:55 PM
>>> To: Rios, Diana
>>> Cc: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: Campus newspaper--racism, misogynism
>>>
>>> Thanks, Diana.
>>>
>>> Maybe the topic of campus newspapers (and radio & TV) should be a
>> topic
>>> for a panel proposal.
>>>
>>> Meta
>>> Meta G. Carstarphen, Ph.D., APR
>>> Gaylord Family Endowed Professor &
>>> Associate Professor
>>> Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication University of
>>> Oklahoma
>>> 395 W. Lindsey Room 3510C
>>> Norman, OK 73019-4201
>>> PHONE: (405) 325-5227
>>> FAX: (405) 325-7565
>>> E-MAIL: [log in to unmask]
>>> ************************************
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 23, 2007, at 10:29 AM, Rios, Diana wrote:
>>>
>>>> We should be aware of the lack of ethics, lack of common sense, the
>>>> racism and misogynism at this campus newspaper at Central
>>>> Connecticut
>>>> State University.
>>>> This makes us ask the question, How are our campus newspapers
>>>> doing?
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Dr. Diana I. Rios
>>>> Associate Prof. of Communication Sciences and Institute for PRLS
>>>> Dept. Communication Sciences, U-1085 University of Connecticut
>> Storrs,
>>>> CT 06269
>>>> 860-486-3187
>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> PLEASE SEND LETTERS. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
>>>> courant.com/news/opinion/columnists/hc-
>>>> reyna0921.artsep21,0,7243759.column
>>>> Courant.com
>>>> Tolerating A Climate Of Hostility
>>>> Bessy Reyna
>>>> September 21, 2007
>>>> Publication of a racist and misogynistic cartoon depicting a 14-
>>>> year-old Latina, hungry, bound, locked in a closet and apparently
>>>> being urinated upon casts a pall across the celebration of Hispanic
>>>> History Month in Connecticut.
>>>>
>>>> Printed by the Central Connecticut State University student paper,
>> The
>>>> Recorder, the cartoon has caused an understandable uproar on campus
>>>> and off. Is CCSU teaching its students to be tolerant of those who
>>>> make fun of victims or humiliate and belittle others because of
>>>> their
>>>> ethnicity or gender? I wonder. This is the same paper - under
>>>> Editor
>>>> in Chief Mark Rowan - that caused an outrage on campus last winter
>>>> with the publication of a piece suggesting that a rape could be a
>>>> "magical experience" for an ugly woman.
>>>>
>>>> At that time, the CCSU administration's response was to create a
>>>> Task
>>>> Force on Journalistic Integrity and "sensitize" Rowan by having him
>>>> join. Obviously, that effort has failed. Rowan and his staff
>> published
>>>> this cartoon, which is not only intrinsically hateful toward
>>>> Latinos
>>>> and women, but also features the commission of crimes including
>>>> risk
>>>> of injury to a minor, assault and unlawful restraint. I'm sure they
>>>> thought that their addition of a disclaimer beneath the cartoon -
>> "The
>>>> Recorder does not support the kidnapping of (and subsequent
>>>> urinating
>>>> on) children of any age or ethnicity" - was a clever and funny
>>>> jab at
>>>> the task force.
>>>>
>>>> One highly disturbing element is how little the students at the
>>>> newspaper seem to care about the fact that hate crimes against
>>>> women
>>>> and minorities are an extremely serious social issue. One that we
>> need
>>>> to deal with as a society, not make fun of.
>>>>
>>>> I couldn't help but think about Megan Williams, the 20-year-old
>>>> African American woman, who recently was found after being
>>>> locked up
>>>> and brutally tortured by six people in West Virginia, or the 14-
>>>> year-old runaway from Bloomfield who was found a year later
>>>> locked in
>>>> a small closet in a West Hartford house.
>>>>
>>>> The publication of this cartoon seems to be a symptom of a much
>> bigger
>>>> problem at CCSU. The response by university President Jack Miller
>>>> leaves much to be desired. He wrote that the cartoon "demonstrates
>>>> [the students'] lack of understanding of how words can hurt and of
>> how
>>>> their editorial decisions to publish deeply offensive materials can
>>>> undermine the civility that should bring us together as a campus
>>>> community." Miller sounds like a disappointed father, not the
>>>> leader
>> a
>>>> college president should be. He is only now, in the face of more
>>>> controversy, recommending implementation of some of the proposals
>> that
>>>> were presented last May by the task force on journalism.
>>>>
>>>> In a letter to the CCSU community, Professor Serafín Méndez-Méndez,
>>>> chairman of the communication department and a member of the task
>>>> force, said that Miller has exhibited poor leadership by failing to
>>>> create an inclusive and tolerant environment for women, African
>>>> Americans, Latinos, gays and others.
>>>>
>>>> Psychology Professor Francisco Donis, president of the Latin
>>>> American
>>>> Association at CCSU, told me the problem is a climate that fosters
>>>> such obnoxious behavior. Underrepresented groups on campus feel
>>>> threatened and unwelcome. He noted that "CCSU is the only CSU
>>>> [Connecticut State University{rcub} campus without Latino
>>>> representation in the administration or at the dean level."
>>>>
>>>> Miller should consider that the lack of Latino administrators and
>>>> deans in his administration demonstrates his lack of
>>>> understanding of
>>>> how invisibility can hurt and of how hiring decisions can undermine
>>>> the civility that should bring a campus community together.
>>>>
>>>> This year, Connecticut citizens observing Hispanic History Month
>>>> should celebrate the Latino students at CCSU and their counterparts
>>>> throughout the country for having the strength and fortitude to
>>>> continue to strive for an education in the face of such
>>>> hostility and
>>>> harassment.
>>>>
>>>> Bessy Reyna is a free-lance writer whose column appears the third
>>>> Friday of every month. To leave her a comment in English or
>>>> Spanish,
>>>> please call 860-241-3165. Or e-mail her at [log in to unmask]
>>>> Copyright © 2007, The Hartford Courant
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bessy Reyna
>>>> www.bessyreyna.com
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