Overview
Events in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge were documented in different forms of media: by journalists affiliated with national and international media sources, by journalists affiliated with local media (including media designed to speak to or appeal to specific local audiences), and by non-journalists in their personal social media accounts. Examples are listed below for reference; you do not have to use any of these for your analysis.Personal social media accounts should be operated by individuals whose primary use of those accounts is something other than reporting news. Any social media platform may be used.
Examples of national/international media that provide (mostly) freely available content via their web sites, apps, and official social media accounts:
- ABC News
- Al Jazeera
- Associated Press
- BBC
- CBS News
- CNN
- Fox News
- NBC News
- The New York Times
- NPR
- The Wall Street Journal
Voice of America used to be an option, but search has been disabled for recent stories.
Examples of local (Twin Cities) media:
- KARE, KMSP, KSTP, WCCO (local TV stations)
- La Prensa de Minnesota (local Spanish-language news outlet)
- Minnesota Daily (University of Minnesota's campus newspaper)
- Minnesota Public Radio
- Minnesota Star Tribune / St Paul Pioneer-Press (two traditional large-circulation daily papers)
- MinnPost (nonprofit news source founded after 2000)
Select three examples of content related to events in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge and, for each, analyze the story or post in terms of territoriality and contested space. One example should be from national/international media, one from local media, and one from the personal social media account of a Minnesota resident. At least one example of content should be in the form of eyewitness video of activity associated with ICE activities in Minnesota and/or people responding to those activities that includes narration and commentary.In your analysis, please consider how the people depicted demonstrate territoriality at various scales (e.g., their desire to live in a country/city/home, belief in their right to be somewhere, bodily autonomy) and how they react to others who do not share their understanding. How does the nature of the reporting--from a journalist or a non-journalist, from a local resident/worker or an outsider--affect how the tone or angle of the story? How does the natural of the reporting affect you when you read/see what is being reported? Consider how the events and their reporting connects to other aspects of political geography. - Please clearly identify the source material (either MLA or APA formatted citations are fine) associated with your analysis. The analysis should total 4 full pages.