MEJO 441 Students

Can You Hear Us Now: Inclusivity in the Media

Society EN ↓ 80 episodes

This podcast series highlights various diversity-related topics spanning entertainment, social, and news media. The podcasts, written and produced by teams of diverse media students, will educate our audience on the history of diversity in media and how it affects them individually and as a society. It will include personal statements, expert interviews, and research. We aim to bring attention to marginalized and minoritized groups and overlooked subjects to promote the spread of information and a message of hope, eventually increasing equity and inclusion in all aspects of life.

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MEJO 441 Students

Episodes

The Southeast Asian Diaspora 01.02.2022 24:58

From the Guests “To be able to make a decent living, you have to find a niche that you can plug yourself into. Our niche here is that we went completely Asian produce, and rice, and Asian fruits. That’s our niche here in this community; it’s something that no one else is doing.” - Chue Lee

Immigration Policy and Cultural Attitudes Towards Immigrants 25.01.2022 22:02

From the Guests “Eventually, I realized how unique my culture was and how it is something very valuable.”--Gwen (10:30-10:36)

Representation in Marvel Films 18.01.2022 17:48

From the guests “It's interesting to see with the last couple movies that have come out how things are changing.” -- Emily Thoreson, Journalism Student at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media “At the time, as a kid, I didn’t think that much about diversity, you know, I didn’t think much about race. I knew Spiderman looked different than me.” Chase Cofield, Journalism Student at the UNC...

Entertainment Media and Diversity 11.01.2022 14:18

From the guests “There aren’t a shortage of people of color who want to play these games, it’s just a matter of actually casting them. I hope mandates like the one at CBS show other networks that having more diverse casts only make the shows better so that the change is about to come about organically on other networks and platforms.” — Naeha Prabhu “I think the word mandate just adds this elemen...

S1.E1. Generation Z 03.01.2022 18:49

From the guests... “I think that good and quality representation should obviously be nuanced. As for characteristics I definitely think if you’re going to represent some identity that there should be someone who identifies as that involved in the production. I think a lot of the time good representation can give you insight into a different facet of that person’s lived experience that you wouldn’t...