Just wanted to post a quick update. Thank you to everyone for your great suggestions! I've decided to look at the major news specials that aired just a few weeks past for the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. I do realize I've broken my own guideline, but the lure of the visual was too strong to resist. I've found ABC's and possibly NBC's dateline, but I'm having trouble finding CNN's. Anyone have any ideas how to go about finding something that only aired on TV a few weeks ago?
I haven't jumped into my context yet, but after chatting with K, I have some great directions to go:
-Conventions of news memorials
-News media and their role in the Katrina memory. (This past week I've watched so many news clips of journalists who said screw objectivity and presented a very emotional connection to the disaster relief. There's no way that hasn't played a part in how we remember the disaster.)
-The Katrina phenomena, meaning how discourse surrounding disasters since Katrina have alluded to (or ignored) the events of 2005, especially in the news media. This disaster discourse, in turn, takes part in the construction of the 2010 memorials of Katrina.
If anyone has run across anything related to this in their readings, I would appreciate a heads up!
Have a wonderful day! -S
Are you looking for the actual TV video or an article? I found this article on CNN - http://articles.cnn.com/2010-08-29/us/katrina.anniversary_1_protective-levees-new-orleans-levee-system?_s=PM:US
ReplyDeleteVery interesting topic, especially since it covers public memory and is so recent- very cool.
Conventions of news memorials sounds interesting. Do you think there is a potential genre there? Also, looking at The News as Memorial seems like an interesting way to provide insights into your second inquiry. Wish I studied memorials and public memory so that I could be of some assistance!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments guys!
ReplyDeleteYep, I am looking at particular TV programs and with Steve Bale's help, I think I've found those!