{"id":60077,"date":"2023-06-16T09:09:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T13:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jem.utk.edu\/?p=60077"},"modified":"2023-06-16T09:09:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T13:09:47","slug":"jem-students-explore-representation-of-social-groups-in-mass-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/jem\/2023\/06\/16\/jem-students-explore-representation-of-social-groups-in-mass-media\/","title":{"rendered":"JEM Students Explore Representation of Social Groups in Mass Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_60079\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60079\" style=\"width: 671px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-60079\" src=\"https:\/\/jem.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/JREM-466-Spring-2023-Class-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Assistant Professor Guy Harrison stands in front of a classroom full of students.\" width=\"671\" height=\"503\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-60079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JREM 466 Spring 2023 Class: Assistant Professor Guy Harrison leads the Spring 2023 JREM 466 class. The class examined the representation of different social groups in mass media.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60078\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-60078 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/jem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/JREM-466-Spring-2023-Class-Colton-Pennington-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Colton Pennington with his award for his JREM 466 winning video essay.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/jem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/JREM-466-Spring-2023-Class-Colton-Pennington-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/jem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/JREM-466-Spring-2023-Class-Colton-Pennington.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-60078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senior Colton Pennington celebrates his video essay winning three categories as part of the JREM 466 Spring 2023 Video Essay Festival.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">As part of the School of Journalism and Electronic Media\u2019s JREM 466 Media, Diversity and Society class, students produced video essays examining how different social groups are represented in mass media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The student video essays were submitted as part of JREM 466 Spring 2023 Video Essay Festival where a panel of JEM faculty judged the competition. Winners were announced at the end of the spring 2023 semester.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">JEM Assistant Professor Guy Harrison said one of the goals of the class is to train the next generation of storytellers to tell those stories responsibly. He said certain social groups are underrepresented or unfairly represented through mass media, and the class offers students a survey of how different social groups have been historically, and continue to be, represented.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI think the class has relevance because everyone is a media consumer,\u201d Harrison said. \u201cWhether that be social media, television, movies, music, I think helping our students be aware of the messages that they\u2019re getting through mass media, as they are consuming it, also helps them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harrison said inviting other faculty to judge the video essays as part of a video festival was a way to showcase some of the best work students produced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taking first place in multiple categories as part of the 2023 festival was JEM senior Colton Pennington.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">His video essay, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gmCDLM3LbWk&amp;list=PLyZWCeRZlogotD7rezrT4YZEgO-bWBu4W&amp;index=10\">\u201cThe Model Minority Stereotype\u201d<\/a>, examined the history of mass media portraying Asian-Americans as the ideal minority group in America and the impact that has on the community. Pennington\u2019s video essay won Best Overall Video Essay, Outstanding Technical Production, and Outstanding Scholarly Achievement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennington said this was the first time he completed a project such as this and it was a great feeling to know faculty enjoyed the video. He said he deeply enjoyed the class, especially discussing the topics his classmates were covering, and hearing other people\u2019s perspectives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI think this class is one that would be useful to anyone here at the University of Tennessee, but is especially important for those who are looking at working in the media,\u201d Pennington said. \u201cBeing able to see how certain groups have been harmfully portrayed in the past, and the present as well, can help us to not repeat those mistakes and hopefully make the media more positive and inclusive going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other winners included JP Vasquez, who won the Outstanding Narration spot for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M74-yl2TIPA&amp;list=PLyZWCeRZlogotD7rezrT4YZEgO-bWBu4W&amp;index=13\">\u201cRacial Ambiguity in Media\u201d<\/a> video essay and Macy Roberts, who won Class Favorite for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CN_rJOeXlIA&amp;list=PLyZWCeRZlogotD7rezrT4YZEgO-bWBu4W&amp;index=9\">\u201cMixed Race Couples in Media\u201d<\/a> video essay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">To view all the video essays,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLyZWCeRZlogotD7rezrT4YZEgO-bWBu4W\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the School of Journalism and Electronic Media\u2019s JREM 466 Media, Diversity and Society class, students produced video essays examining how different social groups are represented in mass media. 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