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 > [log in to unmask] > > > -----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 > > >