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Blood, Lust And Love:Interrogating Gender Violence In The Twilight Phenomenon, Meenakshi Durham
Blood, Lust And Love:Interrogating Gender Violence In The Twilight Phenomenon, Meenakshi Durham
Meenakshi Gigi Durham
This paper interrogates the construction of gender relations in the Twilight books and films, vis-à-vis issues of implicit and overt gender violence. A combination of ideological analysis, semiology, and feminist critique is used to examine the verbal and visual codes at work in these texts. Five dominant themes emerge: (1) the representation of violence as an inherent characteristic of masculinity; (2) the portrayal of male violence as a justifiable by-product of heterosexual relationships; (3) the definition of masculinity in terms of a dualism wherein “good” boys repudiate their own “instinctive” predilection for violence and “bad” boys allow it to go …
Student Perceptions Of Public Relations And Journalism: A Pilot Study Of Attitude Shifts Through Curriculum Innovation, Bernard Mccoy, Jerry Renaud, Adam Wagler, Amy Struthers, John Baker
Student Perceptions Of Public Relations And Journalism: A Pilot Study Of Attitude Shifts Through Curriculum Innovation, Bernard Mccoy, Jerry Renaud, Adam Wagler, Amy Struthers, John Baker
Bernard R. McCoy
Journalism and Public Relations have had a long and often contentious relationship. It is rare when journalists and advertising/PR specialists work well together in the real world. It is equally rare when advertising, public relations and journalism students work together as part of their classroom education. This pilot mixed methods study explored the perceptions journalism and public relations majors had about each other’s professions. The experimental group was comprised of 40 journalism and public relations majors who worked together covering a national event in an immersive college class. The control group included 68 students who participated in a more traditional …
Towards A Narratology Of Court Reporting, Jane Johnston, Rhonda Breit
Towards A Narratology Of Court Reporting, Jane Johnston, Rhonda Breit
Jane Johnston
This article uses the theory of narratology to connect legal discourses and processes with the way the media translate the law into news. It identifies how narratology has been used by other disciplines, notably the law, to provide a framework for better understanding, and uses a range of theories and examples to propose a narratology for court reporting. The research identifies six key elements of narrative and expands these into a three-level schema of story level, discourse analysis and the interpretative context of stories. Finally, the article foreshadows a methodology through which to develop the narratology that follows court proceedings …
Ethics Defines The Professional, Ginny Whitehouse
Ethics Defines The Professional, Ginny Whitehouse
Ginny Whitehouse
A thorough understanding of ethics is what will separate professional journalists from someone with a lambasting opinion and an internet portal. As more technology becomes available to a wider audience, journalists will capture their market and define their distinctiveness through their integrity. Knowing how to make ethical decisions will be the skill set that sets professional journalists apart.
Lockouts, Protests, And Scabs: A Critical Assessment Of The Los Angeles Herald Examiner Strike, Bonnie Brennen
Lockouts, Protests, And Scabs: A Critical Assessment Of The Los Angeles Herald Examiner Strike, Bonnie Brennen
Bonnie Brennen
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