Jobs.....Jobs......Jobs.........

Finding a communication job is a lot more challenging than I expected.  Having the education is always a good thing but if you do not have any experience, drive, or connections then you might as well stay at home.  Every job I researched would have been more promising if I had experience under my belt.  My suggestion is to get involved your freshman year.  It could simply be involvement with the schools newspaper, television station, or PR firm.  On hands experience also allows the individual to discover their strong and weak points which contributes to the job selection they will choose.  Be strong in your education, hands on experience is a must, and determination will be your key.   Do you agree or disagree?   Let me know......

Good Times - Getting Up The Rent Part 1 of 3

No black-and-white answer for the lack of diversity on television

When the Fox, UPN and WB networks were in their formative years (and all were part of media leviathans -- News Corp., Viacom and Time Warner, respectively), many of their shows went after African American viewers.

Then as those networks found success, they gradually eased away from programs designed for those audiences. TBS, which is home to Tyler Perry's sitcoms and a new program produced by Ice Cube based on his hit movie "Are We There Yet," has made some effort to step into the breach.

This was quoted in the above article from the Los Angeles Times  website.  This comment caught my attention the most.  I feel that many outlets have made profit from the African Americans urban life styles.  Music, fashion, and television has used African Americans, culture, vocal traits, and natural physical figures to retain a form of popularity, brand, or recognition in society.  It is like the media finds the lively hood of Blacks as being their link to relate to the public but does not want to give the recognition of Blacks as being the source.  They take credit for African American lively hood.  This has been going on for years.  My earliest recognition of this activity was the discovery of African Americans writing Elvis' music.  He was greatly influenced by R&B and gospel which was dominated by African Americans at that point of time.    

Media Framing is Everywhere

Media framing has been around for decades.  I strongly feel that the media’s perception on African Americans has both amplified and crippled them as a society.  Although the media has shown the world the struggles and strengths Blacks have contributed towards the media, it has also formed common sets of stereotypes evolving their nature.

Below are a few links that will take you into more depth of the media's framing towards Blacks and other elasticities.

Media framing....
Race and ethnic....

Framing

Generally Framing is a state of mind that's been molded into a given perception of something.  In this case it is African Americans. What events have happened for the world to generally give the stereotype of insignificance when compared to the Caucasian race?  What events have occurred that labeled us as gang bangers, thieves, and criminals?  The question that I feel is most important is; who embedded these ideals?  I normally don't like to use Wikipedia but it defines Framing perfectly:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_%28social_sciences%29              Is there anyone out there who can answer these questions?