Blog Entry #6: Op-ed Topic
The topic of my first op-ed is an article written by the Naperville Sun about the number of sexual assaults on our campus because April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and it’s a topic that is very important to me.
Blog Entry #4: Representation in the Media
I'm not sure I agree with the statement in this blog prompt that we came to a consensus as a class that most public intellectuals are older white men. Perhaps it is true, but I absolutely loved the example that someone shared about Laverne Cox being a public intellectual; I'm so happy to be living in a time where she is openly acknowledged and where she is able to use her platform to lift up others who are like her. I am afraid I can't speak to which academic fields or disciplines are most well represented in the media because I don't often watch the news or subscribe to any other media outlets regularly. If I had to give my uninformed opinion, however, I would say that political science and economics seem to be quite commonplace. Having earned my bachelor's degree in psychology, I would love to see more of that in the media. From what I see on TV in general or when I do catch the news, it seems to be fairly whitewashed, which can only allow for so much diver...
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