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Media Representation
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The Right Coast
Nation’s Strangers Decry Negative Portrayal Among Children
"It's a sad fact, but most children won't even talk to us at all," Hughes, 33, added. "Not even the little blond-haired ones."via www.theonion.com
Media Law Prof Blog
Byron, Molidor, and Cantu on US Newspapers’ Portrayals of Home Invasion Crime
Reginald A. Byron, William S. Molidor, and Andrew Cantu, all of Southwestern University, have published US Newspapers’ Portrayals of Home Invasion Crime at 57 Howard Journal of Crime and Criminal…
Media Law Prof Blog
“Murphy Brown” Returning: CBS Is Bringing Back the Show In 2018/2019 Season
CBS has announced that it is rebooting Murphy Brown, the iconic comedy that starred Candice Bergen as a tv reporter. The show will air for at least 13 episodes, beginning in…
Media Law Prof Blog
Brouwer, van der Woude, and van der Leun on Framing Migration and the Process of Crimmigration: A Systematic Analysis of the Media Representation of Unathorized Immgrants in the Netherlands @jelmerbrouwer @UniLeiden @
Jelmer Brouwer and Maartje van der Woude, both of Leiden University, Institute for Criminal Law & Criminology, and Joanne van der Leun, of Leiden University, Leiden Law School have published…
ImmigrationProf Blog
This News Anchor Just Broke A Major Barrier For Afro-Latina Journalists
Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic via Getty ImagesHuffington Post reports that broadcast journalist Ilia Calderón will be replacing María Elena Salinas as co-anchor of “Noticiero Univision,” the Spanish language network’s early evening newscast,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Latinos (Over) Portrayed as Criminals on Television, Study Finds
Courtesy of CBS'NCIS: New Orleans'Hollywood Reporter reports that Define American, the immigration nonprofit founded by Pulitzer-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, has released its first-ever media reference guide for writers, directors…
ImmigrationProf Blog
TV dramas and sitcoms are suddenly all about immigration
Travis M. Andrews of the Washington Post writes about President Trump's impact on popular culture. A number of television shows revolving around immigration began cropping up as Donald Trump rose to…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Media Analysis of Representations of Immigrants in Popular TV Shows
Join us on Wednesday, Sept. 13th at 2pm EST, when we continue our Road Ahead for Social Justice series with a conversation about the portrayals of immigrants in popular television…
Media Law Prof Blog
Mayor of Indiana Town Asks NBC For Apology Over “Chicago P.D.” Episode
From Entertainment Weekly: the mayor of Crown Point, Indiana wants an apology from NBC over the portrayal of the town in a recent episode of Chicago P.D. Mayor David Uran says the…
Race and the Law Prof Blog
When it’s Not an Honor to be Nominated: Can Black Actors get Oscar Nods for Non-Stereotypical Roles?
This year, the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences (the Academy) nominated twenty actors for Oscars. Of the twenty, none are people of color. The lack of color prompted…