Colleagues:
Agreed.  Whether its Fox News, Faux News or Fox Views, our role as journalism and mass communication educators is to assess media performance and help our students and the public have a substantive understanding of the changing impact and influence of media.  
Felix


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dates, Jannette L." <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 11:24 am
Subject: Re: How about a resolution condemning FOX news?!!
To: [log in to unmask]

> Colleagues:
> 
> We need to go further than approaching the White House about this 
> matter.  Why do we merely jump on the reactions from the government 
> instead of focusing on the organizations that distorted the story 
> to inflame the ideas about Ms. Sherrod?  That is where our efforts 
> belong, especially since the organizations are news organizations 
> and we teach journalism and prepare journalists for careers in such 
> organizations.  What are we teaching our students? 
> 
> Jannette L. Dates
> Dean
> John H. Johnson School of Communications
> Howard University
> 525 Bryant St., N.W.
> Washington, D.C.   20059
> 202-806-7694  or 6113
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dwight Brooks
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 1:46 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: How about a resolution condemning FOX news?!!
> 
> I am delighted to reinforced the sentiments of my colleagues Clint, 
> Federico& Felix. I am a regular subscriber to ColorOfChange.org and 
> can vouch for
> their legitimacy. James Rucker and his staff seem to be truly 
> committed to
> democracy and advocating on behalf of Black people's political voices.
> I urge you to visit their website, signing the petition, and most 
> important,take some action!
> Dwight
> 
> Dwight E. Brooks, Ph.D.
> Professor and Director
> School of Journalism
> PO Box 64
> College of Mass Communication
> Middle Tennessee State University
> Murfreesboro, TN 37132
> 615 494-8925
> Fax: 615 898-5682
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> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Felix Gutierrez
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 12:33 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: How about a resolution condemning FOX news?!!
> 
> Colleagues:
> As I hope many of you have already done I signed and submitted the 
> petitionthat Federico circulated earlier this morning in the hope 
> that the
> government  will correct the miscarriage of justice in  which a 
> Federalofficial was accused, charged, judged, sentenced and 
> punished without an
> opportunity to face her accuser, answer the charges, or provide a 
> defense.Doesn't sound like "liberty and justice for all."
> As journalism educators we should also focus our attention on Fox 
> News to
> help the public understand the role it is playing under the guise 
> of news in
> the free marketplace of ideas.  Like most First Amendment 
> supporters, I
> don't feel that I need to agree with everything they broadcast.  
> But to
> clarify its role the organization should change its name from Fox 
> News to
> Fox Views.
> Felix
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wilson Ii, Clint C." <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 6:01 am
> Subject: Re: How about a resolution condemning FOX news?!!
> To: [log in to unmask]
> 
> > Colleagues:
> > 
> > Good idea Federico. Personally, I don't consider Fox "News" to be 
> a 
> > legitimate journalism/news organization because of its extreme 
> > proclivity toward biased content that seeks to deceive and 
> > manipulate rather than inform its audience. In that sense Fox 
> > represents a perverted media entity in much the same manner as 
> the 
> > National Inquirer wherein some items are legitimate but others 
> are 
> > not. Bottom line is the public is not able to distinguish truth 
> > from falsehood. Legitimate news outlets, of course, make mistakes 
> > in the course of meeting their communications responsibilities 
> and 
> > they make public corrections and apologies when they err. Fox 
> > rarely, if ever, does this. In the Sherrod matter, instead of a 
> > retraction or apology, the follow-up I saw  focused on the 
> mistakes 
> > of the White House and Dept. of Agriculture in forcing her 
> > resignation without mentioning Fox's culpability. I believe any 
> > resolution should note this and cite the examples you mention as 
> > ethical disqualification of Fox as legitimate purveyors of news. 
> > "Fox News" is really in a different -- and shameful -- category 
> > within the media landscape and the public needs to know this.
> > 
> > -- CW
> > 
> > Dr. Clint C. Wilson II
> > Professor of Journalism and
> > Graduate Professor of Mass Communications and Media Studies
> > John H. Johnson School of Communications
> > Howard University
> > ________________________________________
> > From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC [AEJMAC-
> > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Federico Subervi [[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 12:27 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: How about a resolution condemning FOX news?!!
> > 
> > Dear Colleagues,
> > Has anybody given some thought to coming up with an AEJMC or even 
> > just a MAC/CSM resolution condemning Fox News for it continued 
> > outright political biases being reported as "news"?
> > The most recent example is Fox's fabricated stories about Shirley 
> > Sherrod?If you haven't read up on this last issue, please do and 
> > consider some MAC/CSM statement regarding Fox News.
> > By the way, the condemnation could also allude to Fox's 
> > fabrications and outright campaign against ACORN, etc.
> > Cheers,
> > Federico
> > 
>