Alternative Facts and a New Era
There is so much to say, but alternative facts are never the answer.
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Tag Archives: Mass Media
Photo of the Week, 14 September 2014
I love football. I really do. As I went to meet a friend to watch the Cincinnati Bengals- Atlanta Falcons game, I wondered if it was wrong that I was excited for the game, given the NFL headlines regarding Ray … Continue reading
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Thanks Media for Such a Great Year
Bah humbug. For more information, check out The Representation Project, watch Miss Representation, or read Geena Davis’s two easy ways to fix this whole media mess.
Stunt Underwear?
Posted in In General Tagged Action-Adventure Film, Commercialism, Male Gaze, Mass Media, Sex, Women Leave a comment
This is how you SHOULD NOT report on a rape case
I guess football players are more important than rape victims. Or at the very least that’s what it sounds like when reporters mention the poor fate of the rapists instead of the poor fate of the victim.
Posted in Headlines Tagged CNN, Football, Gender Politics, Mass Media, Ohio, Rape, Steubenville Leave a comment
National Photo Month, 5/25/12 edition
CSI Cairo edition. [Image credit: Amy Darnell]
Posted in Just Because Tagged Egypt, Globalization, Intercultural Communication, Mass Media, National Photo Month, Television, Travel Leave a comment
Photo of the Week, 25 March 2012
The case of Trayvon Martin is troubling for so many reasons, first of which is that a 17 year-old who went to the store for tea and Skittles at the half-time of the NBA All-Star Game was shot dead. We … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, Photo of the Week Tagged Ahimsa, Compassion, Emmett Till, Ethics, Knowledge, Learning, Mass Media, Meme, Memory, Politics, Popular Culture, Social Justice, Sports, Trayvon Martin, Troy Davis, Visual Culture Leave a comment
Men’s Magazines and Rape?
For the umpteenth time– why are we a culture that tells women not to get raped instead of telling men not to rape? A recent study at the University of Surrey reports that the sex advice given in men’s magazines … Continue reading
Ernie Davis, Heisman Trophy Winner 1961
Congratulations to this year’s Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III. I was personally rooting for you–not that that had anything to do with your victory… It was also very cool to see a woman, Caroline Pisano, announce the winner’s name. … Continue reading
Rick Perry vs. Parody
The social media sphere is full of shared videos, photos, links, and blog posts. I do it– I share my favorite stories with my genuine and facebook-qualifying ‘friends.’ So when someone first posted Rick Perry’s “Strong” ad I didn’t pay … Continue reading
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