I am a senior and a Communication major at Santa Clara University and I joined NewsTrust for my Race, Gender and Politics in the News class at Santa Clara.
No, this is not quality journalism. I clicked on the article because the headline was captivating, but the article not only gave barely any factual information about African-American history or populations in Paris, it also seemed to assume I knew the people that were being mentioned in the article. It seemed more like a personal journal entry than a news story.
I think that this is certainly quality journalism, as long as one keeps in mind the mission of The American Prospect. They are concerned with a just society, as am I, but I think often the stories are coming from a more liberal perspective. So long as you know the mission of the publication before you read the story, I think this can be considered to be good, factual journalism. It just has a certain perspective, it would not be considered 'neutral.'
I liked this article because not only did I learn a lot about the new president of the NAACP, but it touched on the fact that we don't hear a lot from the NAACP as an organization anymore. And I agree with the writer in that even though people may think the organization is out of touch, or a 'relic,' there is still so much to be accomplished in the way of African American rights. I am currently doing a project focusing on criminal justice, and I thought it was good how he pointed ... More »
I clicked on this article because I thought that the headline brought up a very interesting topic. I actually studied abroad in Paris and wanted to see if I could learn more about African Americans history there. I think it would have been better to talk about the (non American) populations from Africa in France (which are huge) and how they are treated. What specifically are African Americans treated like in Paris? I actually had a discussion about this in one of my classes ... More »