Community Media Forum

Item

Title
Community Media Forum
Alternative Title
Community Media Forum flyer, Roxbury Community College
Creator
Media Education Project (Roxbury Community College)
Contributor
Mary Ann Crayton (editor of Roxbury Community News); editors and reporters from the Globe and Herald; producers from WCVB TV
Date Created
December 10, 1990
Type
Flyer; text
Description
Yellow flyer for a “Community Media Forum” organized by the Media Education Project at Roxbury Community College. The event is held on Thursday, December 10 in the college bookstore (Room 102). The program includes 4:30 p.m. registration with food and refreshments; 5:00 p.m. welcome and overview; 5:15 p.m. panel discussion with editors and reporters from the Globe and Herald and producers from WCVB TV, moderated by Mary Ann Crayton, editor of Roxbury Community News; 6:45 p.m. open discussion; and 7:30 p.m. wrap-up, evaluation, and distribution of a media resource packet. The panel addresses how news media represents communities of color, what makes reporting on these communities difficult, what makes a story newsworthy, and how communities can gain better access to the media. Directions at the bottom explain how to reach Roxbury Community College at 1234 Columbus Avenue by Orange Line to Roxbury Crossing.
Language
English
Subject
Media education; community media; mass media and minorities; representation in news media; communities of color; Roxbury (Boston, Mass.); public forums; panel discussions; Roxbury Community College.
Place
Roxbury Community College, 1234 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Temporal Coverage
Event held on December 10 (year unknown), Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts.
Identifier
M210_B026_F004_MediaEducationProject_Press_YW_001
Relation
Part of the Media Education Project records; flyer advertising a Community Media Forum at Roxbury Community College.
Rights
Copyright may be held by the Media Education Project and/or individual creators. This item is made available for research and educational use. Responsibility for determining copyright status and securing permission for publication, reproduction, or other use rests with the user.
Rights Holder
Media Education Project