Framing an execution : the media and Mumia Abu-Jamal
(2014, original release: 1997)
Nonfiction
eVideo
Details
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 video file, 66 min.)
ISBN/ISSN
1041482
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Camera, Robbie Leppzer, Kelly Garner ; editors, Sut Jhally, Kelly Garner ; music, Thom Monahan
This video examines the controversial case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a journalist on death row in connection with the fatal shooting of a Philadelphia police officer. It provides a careful analysis of an influential ABC 20/20 report as an important case study for students of journalism and communication. Framing an Execution raises serious questions about balance, fairness, and accuracy in media
Narrator, Danny Glover ; interviewer, Tom Gardner0
Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 1997
Grade 9+
Higher education
Mode of access: World Wide Web