1.0School of Journalism & Mediahttps://cci.utk.edu/jemHillary Tunehttps://cci.utk.edu/jem/author/htune1/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9SFjofcQKY"><a href="https://cci.utk.edu/jem/2020/06/01/an-important-message/">An Important Message</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cci.utk.edu/jem/2020/06/01/an-important-message/embed/#?secret=9SFjofcQKY" width="600" height="338" title="“An Important Message” — School of Journalism & Media" data-secret="9SFjofcQKY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://cci.utk.edu/jem/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://cci.utk.edu/jem/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/06/An-Important-Message-1.png19201080May 31, 2020 Dear UTK Journalism and Electronic Media students and alumni, This has been another gut-wrenching week for black Americans and a tragic reminder of the inequalities and racism that persist in our nation. On our TV screens and social media feeds we have witnessed, first, the devastating image of the death of yet […]