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The Morgan Global Journalism Review (MGJR) is an online quarterly published by the School of Global Journalism & Communication at Morgan State University. MGJR’s mission is to promote journalistic excellence and provide reporting and analysis on media and communications trends, issues and events from an international perspective.
Publisher
DeWayne Wickham
Editor
Jackie Jones
Copy Editors
Denise Cabrera
Karen Houppert
Milton Kent
E.R. Shipp
Ron Taylor
Designer
Sherry Poole Clark
Technical Support
Christopher Green
Webmaster
Henry McEachnie
Contact Us:
Morgan Global Journalism Review
Email: [email protected]
Morgan State University, Communication Center 363 Baltimore, MD 21251
Phone: 443-885-3502
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Dean's Corner
DeWayne Wickham, dean, School of Global Journalism & Communication
Letter from the EDitor
Jackie Jones, assoc. professor, editor, MGJR
Media executive Paula Madison adapted her documentary, Finding Samuel Lowe, into a book. Madison’s tale chronicles her family’s efforts to trace her Jamaican-Chinese mother’s paternal lineage, taking Madison’s family from Harlem to Jamaica and China.
Professor Walks the Line between Practical Application and Safety
by Denise Cabrera
Morgan State journalism professor Denise Cabrera, who directs the Department of Multimedia Journalism's Digital Newsroom, routinely sends students out on daily, breaking assignments beyond the campus borders. While it delivers the real-world experience advocated for aspiring journalists, Cabrera also has to balance firsthand experience with safety considerations for students.
For Students Journalists, Life Experience is Key to
Mastery of the Trade
by Karen Houppert
Morgan State journalism professor Karen Houppert, who focuses on in-depth, long-form writing, helps students develop research and narrative skills. When an assignment includes working in unfamiliar surroundings in another state, it can introduce some challenges not found on the home turf.
Immersion Sharpens the Power of Observation
by Synclaire Cruel
School of Global Journalism & Communication student journalists Synclaire Cruel and Emily Pelland reflect on how their immersion reporting experiences in Cuba, for both of them, and also Selma, Alabama, for Pelland, not only helped them prepare for careers in journalism, but made them more observant critical thinkers.
Field Reporting Teaches More than Technical Skills
by Emily Pelland
School of Global Journalism & Communication student journalists Synclaire Cruel and Emily Pelland reflect on how their immersion reporting experiences in Cuba, for both of them, and also Selma, Alabama, for Pelland, not only helped them prepare for careers in journalism, but made them more observant critical thinkers.
Cuba-U.S. Engagement Welcome – Cautiously
by Betty Winston Baye`
Cuba is more than a beautiful, lush potential vacation hotspot for Americans. It is a country filled with complications and contradictions. While there is much to look forward to in the thaw of hostile relations between the island nation and the United States, Cubans also approach change with a dose of caution and healthy skepticism.
Pages from the Archives – the Choice of Selma as a Symbol of the Civil Rights Movement
by E.R. Shipp
It was no accident that Selma, Alabama was chosen as the location for a major civil rights march aimed at drawing national attention to the struggle for civil rights for African Americans in this country. E.R. Shipp looks at the coverage by the black press and, later, the mainstream media and their impact on the moment the nation came to know as “Bloody Sunday.”