Mass Communication student and professors present research in Las Vegas

The Southern University mass communications department was well represented at the recent Broadcast Education Association Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Bria Gremillion, graduating senior and editor-in-chief of the Southern University Digest, and professors, Dr. Lorraine Fuller and Dr. Mahmoud Braima, presented research papers on Television and Socialization.

The scholarly contributions were: 

“Double Standards and Stereotypes: Media Depictions of Black Athletes”- Bria Gremillion

“Media Construction of Religion in the Black Church”- Dr. Lorraine Fuller

"What’s Wrong with this Representative Picture? African-American Perspectives on the Portrayal of Blacks in Television News”- Dr. Mahmoud Braima