J 301F 1st Edition Lecture 4Outline of Last Lecture I. How early Americans changed journalismOutline of Current Lecture II. Dina IbrahimA. Bio of what she doesIII. Ibrahim’s opinion on how journalism portrays MuslimsIV. Jon Stewart and political satireV. Christianity vs. Islam in the newsCurrent LectureII. Dina Ibrahim Dina was born in Egypt and got her PhD on journalism. She did research on how media portrayed Muslims during attacks such as 9/11 and the Paris attacks. ¼ of the world population is Muslims and it is not just in Arab speaking countries. Indonesia has the largest population of Muslims living there today. III. Charlie Hebado AttacksFree speech should be questioned. We as Americans believe in the first amendment and freedom of speech is a constitutional right. - Where should we draw the line though? - What is and isn’t okay? - What is offensive? Journalists in Paris should not have died because they made fun of Islam’s. They had tasteless cartoons. In her writings, she questions if it is okay to mock the holocaust and depict Jesus in a sexual position. We do have a right to do it, but is it the right thing to do? As both an audience and a newsmaker we need empathy and respect. IV. Jon StewartThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Jon Stewart’s political satire is brilliant for making fun of current events and people in power. It raises awareness among the public about what our shortcomings are. He is fair and makes very important points even though it upsets people. In recent years he has had comedians from diverse backgrounds, giving them chances to be on the air.V. Videos shown in class (online)Videos show1. What happened in Paris was an attack that was calculated by ISIS to sow seeds of hatred so that Americans can hate Muslims more. They feed on our hatred to make other moves.2. Terrorist attack that happened in Norway. It was a mass murder and the guy who committed it was Christian. Main point is to show how Christianity and Islam is portrayed differently in the mainstream news. - Satire is very important and needs to be incorporated in the news so that more people inour generation will watch it. Humor should be added to the news to make it less boring for the
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