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Posted by Jennifer L Pozner May 11th, 2010 |
I wrote this article on media literacy for On The Issues Magazine’s Spring ‘10 edition, published today. To explore the theme of this edition, “The Feminist Mind,” contributors look at ways readers can enhance their understanding of feminist and progressive values.
Media Literacy: Piercing Content and Who Controls It
by Jennifer L. Pozner
On The Issues magazine, […]
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Posted by Jennifer L Pozner May 1st, 2010 |
NYC EVENT REMINDER: Tonight is my last planned talk on reality TV for the spring and summer, and I’m happy to bring WIMN’s spring multimedia lecture tour to a close in my own backyard — Brooklyn!
WHAT: Jennifer L. Pozner delivers Annual McKinney Social Justice Lecture
WHERE: First Unitarian Congregational Society of Brooklyn, Pierrepont Street and Monroe […]
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Posted by Guest Blogger April 23rd, 2010 |
By Guest Bloggers Melissa Harris-Lacewell and Courtney Young
The never-ending story “Why Can’t a Successful Black Woman Find a Man?” received another public forum on Wednesday night. This time it was neither BET nor TV One spewing the oft repeated statistic that 43% of black women have never been married. This time it was […]
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Posted by Jennifer L Pozner April 21st, 2010 |
Although the first day of #140Conf (the #140 Conference: The State of Now) was too pale-male-stale, one panel stood out as a highlight not only for the diversity of its participants but for the humor, insight and strategic advice participants brought to the conversation.
In Finding Common Ground: Discussion of issues of race and politics in […]
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Posted by Guest Blogger April 8th, 2010 |
By Guest Bloggers Lilith and Jezebel, Evil Slut Clique
As the mother of a tween, I watch a lot of “tween TV.” I started to notice that while many of the current hit shows on Disney and Nickelodeon are vastly different on the surface they’re really all the same show.
(And yes, I know I […]
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Posted by Jennifer L Pozner March 26th, 2010 |
Event reminder: If you are in the NYC area, come join Women In Media & News for a lively media literacy workshop at the WAM! (Women, Action & Media) mini-conference tomorrow, Saturday, March 27. The full conference schedule is below. There’s also a happy hour and networking session tonight from 6-9pm at the Black Sheep […]
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Posted by Malkia Cyril November 16th, 2009 |
As I sit against the florescence of the television screen, watching the conservative Fox News pundit Glenn Beck drive political nails into progressive leaders using the fear of U.S. blacks and immigrants of color as his hammer, my memory harkens back to the year in which the book Push was set, 1987. During that time, […]
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Posted by Jennifer L Pozner August 13th, 2009 |
Earlier this week, the National Hispanic Media Coalition submitted the following letter to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, regarding the role of telecom in hate crimes. Women In Media & News, the media analysis, education and advocacy group that hosts this blog, was among the signers of the letter.
August 11, 2009
Mr. Lawrence Strickling
Assistant […]
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Posted by Jennifer L Pozner July 28th, 2009 |
I’ve been twittering about Fox’s new plus-sized dating show, “More To Love,” at @jennpozner and @RealityTVBook (and will livetweet it tonight), and I invite you to join me at Twitter tonight with questions and comments about the debut episode.
Ironically, I haven’t had time to blog about this show — or much else — lately, because […]
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Posted by Jennifer L Pozner July 16th, 2009 |
Report-back from the Women’s Media Equity Summit: Visioning Activity
Note: I can’t possibly type as fast as the women in this group speak, so I’ll do my best to capture the essence of what is said, and as a journalist I will attempt to quote accurately. But, understand that there will be typos, paraphrased comments, etc.
Youth […]