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Don’t be a SHEEP: Media, Race and Policing in the Age of #Ferguson SOCIOLOGY IN ACTION

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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

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Saturday, August 9th, 2014 at 11:51 am

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Florissant Avenue and Canfield Drive

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Canfield Drive

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Canfield Drive

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Saturday, August 9th, 2014 at 12:02 pm

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Tiffany Mitchell Canfield Drive, Saturday afternoon, August 9th, 2014

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Huy Mach, STL Post-Dispatch Lesley McSpadden: Saturday afternoon, August 9th, 2014

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“This was wrong and it was cold-hearted. Cold-hearted….

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“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!”

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David Carson, STL Post-Dispatch Canfield Drive, Saturday evening, August 9th, 2014

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#Ferguson

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Alexandra Bell, The Counternarrative Series

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Alexandra Bell, The Counternarrative Series

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#Ferguson

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“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.”

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David Carson, STL Post-Dispatch Building burned on Sunday, August 10th, 2014

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Laurie Skrivan, STL Post-Dispatch Wednesday, August 13th, 2014

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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

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Ariel Elliott, 6, of Ferguson: Thursday, August 14th, 2014

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Laurie Skrivan, STL Post-Dispatch Ariel Elliott, 6, of Ferguson: Thursday, August 14th, 2014

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Downtown St. Louis, MO: Saturday, October 11th, 2014

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David Carson, STL Post-Dispatch Downtown St. Louis, MO: Saturday, October 11th, 2014

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Ferguson, MO: Saturday, October 11th, 2014

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Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch Ferguson, MO: Saturday, October 11th, 2014

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Grand Jury Decision: Monday, November 24th, 2014

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Cristina Fletes-Boutté, STL Post-Dispatch Grand Jury Decision: Monday, November 24th, 2014

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Department of Justice Report, March 4th, 2015

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East St. Louis, IL: Saturday, December 3rd, 2014

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#blacklivesmatter

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MEDIA LITERACY “Nothing can be so deceiving as a photograph.” — Kafka

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EAGLETON COURTHOUSE #ayotzinapa

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#ayotzinapa

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#Ayotzinapa Protest : Mexico City, Mexico

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#Ayotzinapa Protest : Mexico City, Mexico

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All media messages are constructed. Principle #1

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WHO CREATED THIS MESSAGE ?

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Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch

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Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch

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Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch

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All media messages are representations of reality and contain embedded values and points of view. Principle #2

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WHAT POINT-OF-VIEW IS REPRESENTED AND WHAT HAS BEEN LEFT OUT ?

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Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch

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Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch

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Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch

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Each media message has different characteristics and strengths and a unique language of construction. Principle #3

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WHAT TECHNIQUES ARE USED TO ATTRACT MY ATTENTION ?

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Individuals interpret media messages and create their own meaning based on personal experience. Principle #4

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HOW MIGHT DIFFERENT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THIS MESSAGE DIFFERENTLY ?

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Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch

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Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch

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Media messages are produced for particular purposes. Principle #5

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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE ?

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Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch

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Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch

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Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch

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Christian Gooden

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CLAYTON, MO #icantbreathe #ericgarner #michaelbrown

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FERGUSON, MO #michaelbrown

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EAGLETON COURTHOUSE #ericgarner

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Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch

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Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch

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Christian Gooden, STL Post-Dispatch

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CENTRAL WEST END (CWE) #ericgarner die-in

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David Carson, STL Post-Dispatch

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December 4th, 2014 #lakeshoredrive Huffington Post

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August 8th and 9th, 2017 #michaelbrown memorial

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David Carson, STL Post-Dispatch

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David Carson, STL Post-Dispatch

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Jared Soares, The New York Times

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