DISSERTATION
A LITMUS TEST ON RAPE CULTURE IN WESTERN MEDIA, THROUGH THE LENS OF ALTERNATIVE NEWS OUTLETS
Oct. 2021
Oct. 2021
My dissertation focused on characterizing the narrative of rape culture as presented by Western news media platforms, selected across the American political spectrum. The study concluded that the media's understanding of rape culture – and therefore, the public – is too convoluted to hold space for meaningful conversation en route to transformative action.
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Completed at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom
Graduation year: 2021
Degree level: Masters
Course: Journalism, War Reporting and International Human Rights
Module No.: JOU9167M
Advisor: Sanem Sahin, SSahin@lincoln.ac.uk
Graduation year: 2021
Degree level: Masters
Course: Journalism, War Reporting and International Human Rights
Module No.: JOU9167M
Advisor: Sanem Sahin, SSahin@lincoln.ac.uk
ESSAYS
The Proof is in the Burden: the inherent bias of english courts is systemic, not provisional
Feb. 2021
Feb. 2021
Despite the Defamation Act of 2013, 'libel tourism' lives on. Read here
Skills:
• Case studies
• Critical commentary
• Comparative analysis
• Case studies
• Critical commentary
• Comparative analysis
How Late-Stage capitalism infiltrates news values from all angles, within the context of conflict & war reporting
Feb. 2021
Feb. 2021
Nearly all western media is owned by just six conglomerates. Clickbait economies have successfully bought news values, compromising integrities of the industry at-large. Read here
Skills:
• Critical analysis
• Exploratory research
• Logical reasoning
• Critical analysis
• Exploratory research
• Logical reasoning
RECALIBRATING WESTERN JOURNALISM TO A NEW, ETHICAL CODE: EMPOWERMENT
JUNE 2021
JUNE 2021
A call to action to expand the definition of journalism in order to better serve the needs of the now & restore trust in the profession. Read here
Skills:
• Resolution-oriented research
• Literary review
• Theory
• Resolution-oriented research
• Literary review
• Theory
PRESENTATIONS
Human rights coverage, deconstructed: The socio-economic shift and its role in reporting
PRESENTATION | SPRING 2021
PRESENTATION | SPRING 2021
My interest in this topic was based in how we have interpreted “human rights” over time and how its meaning, demands have shifted. The presentation closes with a note encouraging journalists to take active agency in their reporting in order to prevent perpetuation and participation in inherent bias, elitism built into the media industry.
Difficulties in Reporting Wartime Rape and Sexual Assault
PRESENTATION | WINTER 2021
In the case of wartime rape, all sides are complicit — of every country, in every war we've ever known. Rape and sexual assault are accepted as a "byproduct of war." Although the collective narrative is finally legitimizing femicide, reporters must exercise caution in their use of language, journalistic practice and oversimplification.