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What’s in a Name? Does “refugee” depict the desperate plight of Katrina’s victims, or does it insult U.S. citizens?

Date: October 1, 2005

Author: Dana Hull

QUOTE: Does “refugee” depict the desperate plight of Katrina’s victims, or does it insult U.S. citizens?

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Key People:

• Kathleen Carroll
• Prof. Jennifer Leaning M.D.
• Robert L. Jamieson Jr.
• Prof. Geoff Nunberg
• Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
• Don Wycliff

Key Organizations:

• National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
• Philip Merrill College of Journalism

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Law & Justice
  • Civil Rights / Equal Protection
    • Free Speech: Other Issues/General
      • Free Speech: Political / Political Correctness

• Media & Journalism
  • Journalism: Ethics/Objectivity
    • Accuracy/Truth
      • Media Bias (Organizational)
  • Media Industry Issues
    • Publishing Industry: Newspapers / Magazines / Journals
    • Television/TV/Cable Industry/Radio

• Social Sciences & Groups
  • Economics: General
    • Income Distribution/Poverty
  • Multi-Cultural/Minority Issues
    • Ethnic Groups
      • African-Americans/Blacks
    • Immigrants/Refugees
  • Social Movements / Organizing / Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
    • Public Pressure (Citizens/Activists)

• North America
  • United States of America/USA
    • Louisiana
    • Mississippi

• Worldwide

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