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@tressiemcphd: The implications of shifting media landscapes for women of color

Sociology scholar Tressie McMillan Cottom's comments on media coverage of Gabby Douglas, and the implications for women of color as new media and scripted content increasingly drive traditional media stories.

Grace @graceishuman
The @AP using TMZ as a source on Gabby's mom's finances. NPR using Jezebel as a source on black women's online responses to Gabby. Hmm.
Sun, Aug 05 2012 09:35:05
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tressie mc @tressiemcphd
That's why I'm hellbent on writing: The New Institutional Logic of Racism, for next year's @MURAP_UNC conference. P.V.R.E.A.M.
Sun, Aug 05 2012 09:36:52
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tressie mc @tressiemcphd
Because this reckless abuse of black folks (esp. women) to drive web traffic is bout some ol' false bureaucratic neutrality B.S.
Sun, Aug 05 2012 09:37:37
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tressie mc @tressiemcphd
This shifting media landscape & yawning need for content leads to structural violence of most vulnerable. re: Gabby
Sun, Aug 05 2012 09:38:34
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Janell J. Lewis @JanellJay
RT @carolynedgar My post today on Gabby Douglas (and not a word about her hair) - Olympic Pride: nblo.gs/AFbKM
Sun, Aug 05 2012 09:23:07
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tressie mc @tressiemcphd
I like @carolynedgar's piece on coverage of Gabby for several reasons. 1: no hair talk. 2: it gets at org failure http://carolynedgar.com/2012/08/05/olympic-pride/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CarolynEdgar+%28Carolyn+Edgar%29
Sun, Aug 05 2012 09:46:26
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tressie mc @tressiemcphd
. @carolynedgar rightfully points to prepared talking points as out of step with reality of live event. That's an org practice.
Sun, Aug 05 2012 09:47:03
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tressie mc @tressiemcphd
And it's a great example of how org structures push narratives that negatively impact the "other"
Sun, Aug 05 2012 09:47:40
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tressie mc @tressiemcphd
So, the org practice of saving time, minimizing live tv risks by writing talking points becomes seems neutral, right? It's just business
Sun, Aug 05 2012 09:48:22
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tressie mc @tressiemcphd
But then it can't accommodate actual narrative that just happens to be that of a young WOC being extraordinary.
Sun, Aug 05 2012 09:49:07
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tressie mc @tressiemcphd
NBC, the commentators, the editors, producers -- they aren't impacted; Gabby is. And that is how that works. :/
Sun, Aug 05 2012 09:49:48
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karla holloway @ProfHolloway
@graceishuman @tressiemcphd more evidence blk women are denied normative domestic privacies Sigh. #PrivateBodies
Sun, Aug 05 2012 09:44:13
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tressie mc @tressiemcphd
The issue becomes: org practices seek to control disruptions but marginalized people almost always have to assert a disruptive agenda
Sun, Aug 05 2012 09:53:12
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