journalism

Feb

13

Georgia State University students interview KIM

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Bachelor journalism students interviewed Kim Dankoor about her views on Hip Hop culture (i.e. representations in commercial rap, underground rap around the world, the ‘2019 Grammy wins’ the Gucci boycott, and the future of this culture), the current state of journalism, stereotypes in popular media, and global politics. They also asked her questions about her career, her purpose in life and how she strives to make a difference in the media world. They were also curious about the cultural differences between the Netherlands, Suriname, and the United States. Kim’s interview will be published in print.

Thank you for allowing our class to interview you! I really appreciate your response to my question about why focus on contemporary Hip Hop as the medium for social change. (Vanessa, student and social media manager).

 

 

Oct

02

Pleading for a new form of journalism

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KIM’s (journalistic) viewpoints are inspired by solutions journalism and imaginative storytelling.  KIM strongly believes that solutions-oriented reporting is important. A journalist, whose business is making people aware of societal issues, should also be capable of explaining how we can deal with problems in different communities. A good journalist conducts research, thoroughly analyzes the material,  applies the adversarial principle and formulates solutions.

Imaginative storytelling is tied with the concept of solutions journalism. It entails showing people what is possible. For example, If we just accept the one-dimensional images of different social groups (sexual identity, gender, ethnicity, skin color, religion and class) in the media, we will never know what could have been. How media could open the minds of people and introduce them to (other) cultures, concepts and possibilities. We need to imagine media depictions that reflect the diversity in the world, to be able to achieve such media texts.