MURFREESBORO — An
MTSU journalism professor will assess media coverage of racial tensions in
Ferguson, Missouri, on a Nashville television program.
Dr. Larry Burriss will appear on “Morning Line” from 8 to 9
a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, on NewsChannel5+.
Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis, has been beset by unrest
since the Aug. 9 shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old
African-American, by a white police officer. The incident has sparked more
national conversation about the treatment of young black men by law enforcement
authorities.
A CBS/New York Times poll shows that 68 percent of white
Americans said they did not have enough information to determine whether the
shooting of Brown was justified. However, the same survey showed 57 percent of black
Americans believe the shooting was unjustified.
Burriss teaches introductory and media law courses to
undergraduates. At the graduate level, he teaches quantitative research methods
and media law.
A veteran of print, broadcasting and public relations,
Burriss is a past director of the School of Journalism and former president of
the MTSU Faculty Senate.
He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism
from The Ohio State University, a master’s degree in human relations from the
University of Oklahoma, a doctorate in journalism from Ohio University and a
law degree from Concord Law School.
No comments:
Post a Comment