Gabrielle Settles

sett@wayne.edu
313-401-1463
Story Stances
Due: 07/05/16

Neo-traditional Article Example: 49ers Culliver to work with LGBT project, published by
Reuters (and re-published by the Chicago Tribune) on February 2, 2013.
Link to article: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-02-02/sports/sns-rt-fbn-49ersnewssx293a7a1-20130202_1_lgbt-49ers-culliver-san-francisco-49ers-cornerback
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver participated in The Trevor Project, a national
organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24, according to the
organizations website.

Culliver was reported by Reuters to say anti-gay comments during a previous interview four
days before.

Culliver said gay people were not welcome on the 49ers football team and should wait to come
out ten years after they retire.

In a statement, the team rejected Cullivers comments and said they had spoken with him about
his comments.

After the comments made, Culliver participated in The Trevor Project to educate himself about
the community, according to his publicist.

My overall analysis of this article is that it is covered objectively and can be identified as a neotraditional article.

It cites who Culliver is, a public figure in the eyes of the media, not only for being a cornerback
and special teams player for the 49ers, but also for his comments against gay people.

We really feel that education about LGBT youth and the challenges they face is a great way to
get (Culliver) started on the right path, especially since hes a role model and there are kids all
over the country with his poster on their wall, his jersey -- his fans that take his words and
actions to heart, Lauren McGinnis, communications director for The Trevor Project, said in a
statement published in the Reuters article.

The story covers people considered to be different, or other religions, social and racial groups,
according to the Story Stances chapter of New Directions in Diversity.

There is one sentence that does not attribute a source- Culliver made homophobic comments
during Tuesdays Media Day when asked if he would accept a gay teammate.

But after reading the corresponding article that details Cullivers comments, I think that
statement is non-disputable. (Link to corresponding article:
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-02-02/sports/sns-rt-fbn-49ers-newssx293a7a120130202_1_lgbt-49ers-culliver-san-francisco-49ers-cornerback)

Inner-sanctum story example: Caitlyn Jenner Denial Draws Fiery Response From
Kardashian Dynasty Author, written by Tim Kenneally and published by The Wrap.
Link to article: http://www.thewrap.com/caitlyn-jenner-ian-halperin-kardashian-author/

In an interview with The Warp, author Ian Halperin said Caitlyn Jenner expedited the transition
process in order to deflect attention from a fatal February 2015 car crash in Malibu that left one
woman dead.

Theres millions of dollars at stake now, Halperin said.

Halperin said he went undercover and had a consultation with Jenners doctor for the same
consultation Jenner received.

He said he also infiltrated transgender groups, according to The Wrap.

My sources are really deep in this; I really examined his transition, Halperin told TheWrap. I
conclude that he never officially transitioned.

My analysis of that article is that it does fall under the inner-sanctum category.

Although it covers a large public figure (Jenner), this is a story that could only be told through
inner sources and undercover work, which Halperin said he did.

However, it doesnt necessarily mean that all of Halperins claims are true, because they are not
backed up by a secondary source.

Halperins claims can be seen as accusations and opinions that would not be made known
immediately to the public, which fall under the category of inner-sanctum stories according to
the examples in the Story Stances chapter of New Directions in Diversity.

These are areas of American society that are basically invisible from the point of view of most
Americans, the chapter states.

Service stories for the smaller group example: Gault at 50: Ensuring Counsel for LGBTQ
Youth in the Juvenile Justice System, written by Naomi Goldberg and published by
Huffington Post.

This blog post written by Naomi Goldberg on the Huffington Post website details the issues with
LGBTQ youth who are funneled into juvenile court at rates far higher than their peers.

Goldberg wrote that children have a right to legal counsel which was upheld by the United
States Supreme Court in 1967.

But, Goldberg wrote, too many children continue to face police interrogation, court proceedings,
and confinement without the protection of an attorney.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention reported that only 42 percent of
youth who are in custody have legal counsel.

85 percent of LGBTQ youth of color are housed in secure detention, according to research by
Dr. Angela Irvine on the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, which was cited in the
Huffington Post blog.

Advocates and legislators nationwide are making exceptional headway to improve juvenile
court policies around LGBTQ youth and end disproportionate contact with law enforcement and
court system, Goldberg wrote.

My analysis of this blog concludes that this is an example of a service story.

Although it is not a news article (limited options for articles written about this topic), it gives an
example of a problem that people such as advocates and legislators are working to fix, which is
a service for LGBTQ youth in need.

LGBTQ youth are a non-mainstream community. I would have never known of or thought about
this issue until I read what Goldberg wrote, because it is not represented in mainstream media.

Were watching you too! Story example: The Decline and FAll of the H Word by
Jeremy W. Peters, published in The New York Times
Link to article: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/fashion/gays-lesbians-the-termhomosexual.html?_r=0

Writer Jeremy Peters article details why the word homosexual is offensive to gay and lesbian
people.

Homosexual has the ring of colored now, in the way your grandmother might have used that
term, except that it hasnt been recuperated in the same way, said George Chauncey, a Yale
professor of history and an author who studies gay and lesbian culture who was quoted in
Peters article.

Peters wrote that the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation put the word on its list of
offensive terms.

University of California, Berkeley professor George P. Lakoff said in the article that substituting
the words gay and lesbian are better than using homosexual.

Gay doesnt use the word sex, he said. Lesbian doesnt use the word sex. Homosexual does.
It also contains homo, which is an old derogatory, he added.

My analysis of this article is that Peters shows his readers a view from the other side, in this
case the side of professors and LGBTQ activists, who explain why the word homosexual is
offensive.

Although the article explains why the word is disrespectful, it doesnt seem like Peters talked to
anyone who is gay or lesbian directly about how they feel on the subject, which is something I
would have liked to seen.

It would have given readers an even further look into the other side of lesbian and gay people,
rather than just hearing from people who have studied this side for a great deal of time and are
teachers on the subject.