Tag Archives: media

Rethinking Work: journalism as labor

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: February 11, 2010
The Internet did not kill journalism—profit-seeking did.
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Focus on the Family Super Bowl ad: both abortion AND motherhood matter

By Renee Martin | Published: February 7, 2010
Both sides are so blissfully wedded to their ideological positions that women become little more than props.
Posted in Columnist, Current Affairs, family, women | Also tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

What’s the future of journalism? Tracy Van Slyke knows

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: February 1, 2010
"From GRITtv to Mother Jones to the Nation, everyone's doing it."
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A river of crocodile tears over the Gerry Adams affair

By Feature Writer | Published: January 11, 2010
Today, Northern Irish politics most closely resembles a twelve thousand-step group therapy session.
Posted in Current Affairs, crime, europe, politics | Also tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

What media coverage of Jon & Kate says about us

By Renee Martin | Published: October 9, 2009
Suddenly, despite years of filming, John is concerned with the exploitation of his family.
Posted in Columnist, Entertainment, Society, TV | Also tagged , | 4 Comments

Incest rape in the media: from Elisabeth Fritzl to Mackenzie Phillips

By Feature Writer | Published: September 26, 2009
There is little respect shown by many media outlets for the healing required for survivors to move forward with their lives.
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The G-20, Tea Parties, and the politics of outsiderism

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: September 24, 2009
If they were younger they might've known the vernacular use of “tea bag” and chosen a less unintentionally hilarious name.
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Oxford’s Conservative Association: the other scandal

By Feature Writer | Published: September 4, 2009
Writing condemnatory opinion pieces based on what one tabloid heard from a student rag is unbelievably sloppy journalism.
Posted in Current Affairs, Society, academia, europe, racism | Also tagged , , | 1 Comment

The Pennsylvania gym shooting: when misogynists get violent

By Feature Writer | Published: August 9, 2009
Why are so many men so very angry with women? Where does this fixation come from, this weird sense of entitlement to sex and attention from women?
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Corporate interests always win: the silencing of the O’Reilly-Olbermann feud

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: August 2, 2009
As this event shows, when authenticity competes with corporate interests, corporate interests usually come first.
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