Didion and The Uses of Media
Joan Didion in her book ‘The White Album’ focused on the use of media primarily during the student protests she saw in San Francisco State College. She notices how despite the two protests being student led, they each had their own priorities. For example, Didion was able to find that the student protest primarily led by white students, was just to garner attention. While little to no other purpose. However, the Black Panther student protest had a clear purpose and goal in mind. Hence, they were able to use the media to help push their narrative and garner support. San Francisco State College Protests I find this very similar to how students today similarly try to use the media. A great example were the student-led protests towards the I...