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For Monday, Nov. 18: Into the Niche

Would creating smaller, niche media outlets better address gender, sex and race issues -- or would they limit understanding, with each one preaching to its own choir? Is the job of the media to reach new audiences and inform new people, or to develop dedicated ones where ideas are confirmed as they are explored? We'll also discuss the project you'll be working on for your final, which will be due to me via email by 11:59 p.m. ET on Dec. 9. With a special guest lecturer Boston Globe columnist Adrian Walker.
Required Reading/Viewing (I’ll email pdfs of the Globe articles if you can’t access them via these links.)

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