JL MC 476 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Watchdog Journalism, Community Journalism

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: Journalism and Mass Communication
• Course: JL MC 476
• Professor: Cozma Raluca

Document Summary

I attended the campus lecture called shining a light in darkness presented by glenn. The vocus of the lecture was the vital role of the first amendment in community journalism. I was excited about this topic because in my jlmc-477 class, ethnicity, gender, Class and the media, we just got done discussing the framing theory. The framing theory is how the media highlights certain and then places them within a particular context to encourage or discourage certain interpretations. Often times, the framing theory is looked closely when it comes to community journalism. During his lecture, smith discussed how community media outlets across the country have important stories to tell as well, which i viewed as a valuable take away. I was impressed by how much i learned about a topic i am not familiar with which is: watchdog journalism.