Photo courtesy of Erin Wickersham
“The New Civil Rights” blog is a partnership between American University’s School of Communication and the media organization Gannett.
The class members of Professor Amy Eisman’s “Writing for Convergent Media” course in the spring of 2010 created this blog for Gannett.
“The New Civil Rights” used video, articles and a survey to ask Americans what they thought of when they heard the term “civil rights” and what they believed are today’s civil rights issues. The survey was supervised by School of Communication Professor Maria Ivancin.
As you can see and read on this site, the answers we received varied. There was one common thread, however, and that was the respondent’s opinion that there remains civil rights issues to tackle today.
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Project Leaders:
Erin Wickersham and Feri Koszorus
Project Supervisor:
Content: Amy Eisman
Survey: Maria Ivancin
Site Creator: Maureen McCarty
Interviews:
Maureen McCarty, Justin Wilson, Jessica McGarry, Kevin Eng, Joseph Hornig and Jon Bateman
Video Production:
Kevin Eng and Joseph Hornig
Research & survey:
Liz Leer, Laura Snedeker, Jordan Magaziner, Adela Smith, Charlie Carroll and Kristen Boghosian
Top-fold Photograph: Kristen Boghosian
This is a wonderful project for both your students and faculty! It is so vitally important to gauge the true perceptions of those affected by issues under the umbrella of civil rights in America! It is so unAmerican to witness the unnecessary behavior of those who profess to be a American. Keep up the good work.
By: Dr. Yvonne Prather on June 25, 2010
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