1. Media Constructions of Martin Luther King Jr.
PowerPoint Slide Show, Lesson 1
Media Chronology

2. What media forms have you experienced today?
Messages conveyed through visuals, language and/or sound
(Mass) produced for a (mass) audience mediated by a form of technology
The producer of the message is not in the same place as the receiver of the message
What media forms have you experienced today? 2

3. Types of Media Television Newspapers, Magazines Internet
Radio
Television
Newspapers, Magazines
Internet
Advertising in All Forms
Videos, DVDs, Films
Computer & Video Games
Recorded Music (e.g., CDs)
Other… 3

4. Are Books Media? What are other sources of messages that
Messages conveyed through visuals, language and/or sound
(Mass) produced for a (mass) audience mediated by a form of technology
The producer of the message is not in the same place as the receiver of the message
What are other sources of messages that
we might not think of as “media”? 4

5. Media Literacy
Media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate and produce media in a variety of forms. 5

6. Each Media Form Has Different Qualities
What are the qualities of books?
require print literacy
can be read at a variable pace
text allows the reader to create their own images
relatively easy to mass produce and access
easy to re-read and review as you go along
lots of books to choose from
portable and easy to store
fun to curl up with in bed
OTHER… 6

8. MEDIA LITERACY QUESTIONS for analyzing media documents about Dr
MEDIA LITERACY QUESTIONS for analyzing media documents about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
What are the messages about Dr. King in this document?
How are those messages communicated?
Who produced this document, and for what purpose?
When was this produced, and what was its historical context?
Who was the target audience?
Is this an accurate and credible representation of Dr. King?
How does this reflect the perspective or bias of its creator?
What information or perspective is left out of this message?
How might different people interpret this message differently?
Who might benefit from – and who might be harmed by – this message?

9. A Media
Chronology

10. How 50,000 Negroes found a new way to end racial discrimination
December 5, 1955
WALK TO FREEDOM
December 21, 1956
VICTORY FOR JUSTICE

11. World Almanac Library

13. 1963
1958
1964
1967

14. Arriving in New Delhi, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr
Arriving in New Delhi, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is greeted by Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani, secretary of the governing Congress Party. King, who led Montgomery Protest patterned after Indian campaign of Mahatma Gandhi, was welcomed as a hero. Said he: “To other countries I may go as a tourist, but to India I come as a pilgrim.”

16. Common
A Dream
(2006)
Music Video
Excerpt
[2:04]
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19. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King leads marchers from Browns Chapel Methodist Church in Selma.

20. Beyond Vietnam 2006 Internet Video Excerpt [1:00] (1967 Speech)
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22. (The King of Love is Dead)”
Nina Simone
“Why?
(The King of Love is Dead)”
(1968)
Song
Excerpt
[1:00]
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23. Happy Birthday [1:00] Internet Video Excerpt (1980) Click Here to Play
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24. “By the Time I Get to Arizona”
Public Enemy
“By the Time
I Get to Arizona”
(1991)
Music Video
Excerpt
[2:06]
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