Media Literacy in the Age of Ferguson

"Don't Be A Sheep" presentation at the NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies) Conference. Presented on November 18th, 2017 in San Francisco, CA.

Classroom materials available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14wvLBbPvM4yzvX5mD2q1HADXKut4xo-az2-0t5dPk5o/edit?usp=sharing

Transcript

1. Don’t be a SHEEP: Media, Race and Policing in the Age of #Ferguson SOCIOLOGY IN ACTION
2. 2014 July 17: Eric Garner is killed (NYC). August 9: Michael Brown is killed. August 16: State of Emergency (Ferguson) November 24: Michael Brown decision December 3: Eric Garner verdict
5. Saturday, August 9th, 2014 at 11:51 am
9. Florissant Avenue and Canfield Drive
10. Canfield Drive
11. Canfield Drive
12. Saturday, August 9th, 2014 at 12:02 pm
13. Tiffany Mitchell Canfield Drive, Saturday afternoon, August 9th, 2014
14. Huy Mach, STL Post-Dispatch Lesley McSpadden: Saturday afternoon, August 9th, 2014
15. “This was wrong and it was cold-hearted. Cold-hearted….
16. “You took my son away from me. You know hard it was for me to get him to stay in school to graduate? You know how many black men graduate? Not many!”
17. David Carson, STL Post-Dispatch Canfield Drive, Saturday evening, August 9th, 2014
18. #Ferguson
19. Alexandra Bell, The Counternarrative Series
20. Alexandra Bell, The Counternarrative Series
21. #Ferguson
22. “I contend that the cry of ‘black power’ is, at bottom, a reaction to the reluctance of white power to make the kind of changes necessary to make justice a reality for the Negro. I think that we’ve got to see that a riot is the language of the unheard.”
24. David Carson, STL Post-Dispatch Building burned on Sunday, August 10th, 2014
25. Laurie Skrivan, STL Post-Dispatch Wednesday, August 13th, 2014
26. Laurie Skrivan, STL Post-Dispatch “I wanted to come out and help bring this community back together. And with me being older, I wanted to set an example and inspire leadership to the youth…” – Anthony Clark
27. Ariel Elliott, 6, of Ferguson: Thursday, August 14th, 2014
28. Laurie Skrivan, STL Post-Dispatch Ariel Elliott, 6, of Ferguson: Thursday, August 14th, 2014
29. Downtown St. Louis, MO: Saturday, October 11th, 2014
30. David Carson, STL Post-Dispatch Downtown St. Louis, MO: Saturday, October 11th, 2014
31. Ferguson, MO: Saturday, October 11th, 2014
32. Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch Ferguson, MO: Saturday, October 11th, 2014
33. Grand Jury Decision: Monday, November 24th, 2014
34. Cristina Fletes-Boutté, STL Post-Dispatch Grand Jury Decision: Monday, November 24th, 2014
35. Department of Justice Report, March 4th, 2015
36. East St. Louis, IL: Saturday, December 3rd, 2014
37. #blacklivesmatter
44. MEDIA LITERACY “Nothing can be so deceiving as a photograph.” — Kafka
45. EAGLETON COURTHOUSE #ayotzinapa
46. #ayotzinapa
47. #Ayotzinapa Protest : Mexico City, Mexico
48. #Ayotzinapa Protest : Mexico City, Mexico
49. All media messages are constructed. Principle #1
50. WHO CREATED THIS MESSAGE ?
51. Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch
52. Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch
53. Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch
54. All media messages are representations of reality and contain embedded values and points of view. Principle #2
55. WHAT POINT-OF-VIEW IS REPRESENTED AND WHAT HAS BEEN LEFT OUT ?
56. Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch
57. Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch
58. Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch
59. Each media message has different characteristics and strengths and a unique language of construction. Principle #3
60. WHAT TECHNIQUES ARE USED TO ATTRACT MY ATTENTION ?
62. Individuals interpret media messages and create their own meaning based on personal experience. Principle #4
63. HOW MIGHT DIFFERENT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THIS MESSAGE DIFFERENTLY ?
64. Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch
66. Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch
67. Media messages are produced for particular purposes. Principle #5
68. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE ?
69. Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch
70. Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch
71. Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch
72. Christian Gooden
75. CLAYTON, MO #icantbreathe #ericgarner #michaelbrown
80. FERGUSON, MO #michaelbrown
87. EAGLETON COURTHOUSE #ericgarner
89. Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch
90. Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch
91. Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch
92. Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch
93. CENTRAL WEST END (CWE) #ericgarner die-in
94. David Carson, STL Post-Dispatch
96. December 4th, 2014 #lakeshoredrive Huffington Post
97. August 8th and 9th, 2017 #michaelbrown memorial
98. David Carson, STL Post-Dispatch
104. David Carson, STL Post-Dispatch
105. Jared Soares, The New York Times