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Peer reviewedNerone, John C. – Journal of Communication, 1990
Suggests that United States history contains many incidents of violence directed against news media and their personnel. Provides historical examples of four patterns of violent activity against the media: (1) personal assaults; (2) majoritarian; (3) antigroup; and (4) inclusionary violence. Notes a contemporary view of the media as mainstream and…
Descriptors: Journalism History, Mass Media Effects, Public Opinion, Social Attitudes
Peer reviewedKiernan, Henry – Social Education, 1991
Suggests teaching about the Chinese government's 1989 suppression of student protesters at Tiananmen Square. Argues that the lesson can aid students understanding of the role of student protest in shaping China's history and interactions with the rest of the world. Offers strategies and questions for student research including reasons for the…
Descriptors: Activism, Asian History, Chinese Culture, Communism
