NCMR 2008: Coverage of Race and Gender in the 2008 Campaign
SwirlSpice Jun 07 08
I'm attending the National Conference on Media Reform here in Minneapolis this weekend.
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In the historic 2008 presidential election, media coverage of Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton has put issues of race and gender front and center. Has coverage of these issues elevated public discourse in the United States -- or created greater divisions? How will the media's role in framing these issues resonate after November?Speakers: Kim Gandy, Laura Flanders, Laura Washington, Leonard Baynes, Roberto LovatoAll I've got for notes on this one is Twitter. Full story...
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