Define and critique the term “inspiration porn” and expand it to consider other stereotypical representations of people who hold areas of individual difference

Writing by Geoffrey

Immigration status Media analysis

  1. Describe your family’s immigration history by drawing upon family interviews, research databases, and government records (aligns with CLO2).
  2. Create a list of best practices, informed by professional standards and your personal values, for how reporters and strategic communications should report on immigration topics and communicate directly to people who immigrated to the U.S. (aligns with CLO2 and CLO3).
  3. Discuss your peers’ immigration research efforts and identified list of ethical standards based on the excellent journalism standards (aligns with CLO2).
  4. Identify common problems with how disability is framed in U.S. society by comparing and contrasting two stories about a person living with a disability (aligns with CLO2, CLO3).
  5. Define and critique the term “inspiration porn” and expand it to consider other stereotypical representations of people who hold areas of individual difference (aligns with CLO3).
  6. Discuss your peers’ evaluation of the disability status-related media artifact and other common issues that exist in the representation of disability status in the media (aligns with CLO2, CLO3).
  7. Prepare for a conversation with someone who holds a different opinion than you on a social economic, or political issue by identifying your culture and worldview, your current cultural competence, and considering if you are motivated to improve your cultural competence (aligns with CLO1, CLO3).
  8. Conduct a useful and professional interview with a person who holds a different opinion than you on a social, economic, and/or political issue (aligns with CLO3).
  9. Reflect on the challenges and benefits of listening to and seeking to understand someone else’s opinions on social, economic, and/or political issue (aligns with CLO1).