There are a lot of of journal articles out there that cover a very narrow theoretical discipline that develop important knowledge for people in that exact area of scholarship. But occasionally there come articles that can actually be used by people in the same general field in our classroom teaching. I’ve come across two of these in the last few weeks and thought I would share them with you.
Shugofa Dastgeer (@ShugofaD) and Daxton Stewart (@MediaLawProf) have a new article in The International Journal of Communication on how Muslim-majority countries handle free speech and free press issues in their constitutions. This is something Westerners don’t know nearly enough about.
Perry Parks (@perryrparks) has an article out in Journalism Practice that examines how CNN’s CNN 10 program for school children pushes a narrative of “balance” as being the highest journalistic value.
New: Media critics rightfully point out journalists' frequent priority of "balancing" opposing viewpoints instead of favoring true assertions over false ones. But why is the ideology of balance so strong among journalists, and so expected by publics? https://t.co/xLMmIkOYs4
— Perry Parks (@perryrparks) December 3, 2021
This last one is not a journal article but an interesting opinion piece from Michael Socolow (@MichaelSocolow) that analyzes the media’s obsession with the importance of Fox News.
Fox News execs love the media's Fox News obsession, despite the fact that it has a tiny audience [about 99.3% of Americans *aren't* watching on it on a given night]. It validates their paranoia while positioning them as champions for the "patriot" cause.https://t.co/SG5aWwghT4
— Michael Socolow (@MichaelSocolow) November 22, 2021
What are some other accessible recent journal articles that could be of value in our teaching and for our undergrads to read? Would love to see more.