Rachell Arteaga is administrative coordinator for the Women’s Media Center. Before she joined the WMC, first as a volunteer, she worked on cultural and academic projects at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, CUNY—such as “assessment and Valuation of Puerto Rican, Chicano, Latino and Hispanic-Caribbean Art,” the first symposium of its kind. While earning her BA in media studies at Hunter, she interned at Sesame Workshop and the Jim Henson Company. She currently works weekends at the Paley Center for Media as an engineer for Recreating Radio Sound, helping children discover the rich history of “old-Time” radio while they re-enact a radio play.
March 16, 2010 – 12:58 pm
30 Women Making History
In recognition of the 30th anniversary of Women’s History Month, Women’s Media Center is profiling 30 extraordinary women making history. Our goal is to raise $10,000 to support WMC Exclusives — every dollar raised will go directly toward hiring women writers to comment on major news stories and report topics often [...]
Last week, the NCAA — the major governing body of college sports — yanked a Focus on the Family banner ad from its website due to the group’s homophobic agenda, which conflicts with the NCAA’s policy of inclusion. WMC President Jehmu Greene appeared on the O’Reilly factor last night to discuss and opened with “The [...]
30 Women Making History
In recognition of the 30th anniversary of Women’s History Month, Women’s Media Center is profiling 30 extraordinary women making history. Our goal is to raise $10,000 to support WMC Exclusives — every dollar raised will go directly toward hiring women writers to comment on major news stories and report topics often neglected [...]
“Give a girl a camera and watch a woman grow.”
- Kgomotso Matsunyane, T.O.M. Pictures, South Africa
Yesterday, Global Girl Media (GGM) Cofounder and Executive Director Amie Williams, Program Director Kamala Lopez and Director of Content and Distribution Therese Steiner organized an intimate brunch in New York City with Guest of Honor Julie Foudy in the lovely [...]
February 25, 2010 – 6:09 pm
Following a year-long investigation on colleges throughout the U.S., this week, the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) released three-part series titled, “Sexual Assault on Campus: A Frustrating Search for Justice.” Their findings expose how repeat offenders account for a significant number of sexual assaults on campus, contrary to the beliefs of those who adjudicate these [...]
February 20, 2010 – 11:04 am
After a week of media build up, CBS, NBC and ABC interrupted daytime’s regularly scheduled programming to air Tiger Woods’ apology and subsequent “news” commentary labeling it a “Special Report.” That’s national airtime. Hmm, special report like Obama’s State of the Union Address? Who knew a celebrity golfer’s painfully boring speech could be so “special.” [...]
December 21, 2009 – 2:32 pm
Always on Facebook? Constantly Tweeting? Do you read blogs and follow social media conversations? The Women’s Media Center is looking for a Social Media Intern to enrich our online presence, produce original content for our blog, Facebook and Twitter accounts, and assist us as we analyze our impact online and in the news.
The ideal candidate [...]
December 14, 2009 – 5:33 pm
Check it out! WMC friend Rachel Simmons interviews teen girls on what life is like growing up in the US in the 21st Century. A Girl’s Life is a documentary that follows the lives of four girls as they navigate the bombardment of damaging media and societal messages. Don’t forget to check your local listings [...]
November 19, 2009 – 10:27 am
Before I began a formal investigation into girls’ views on pop culture and social media, I had a pretty good hunch of what my peers had to say on the matter. Yes, those girls on TV are too beautiful, yes, they don’t look like us, yes, we work hard on our Facebook ‘About Me’s’, yes, [...]
So rarely does the media take the time to profile female athletes, especially in male dominated sports such as golf. This reigns true even more for accomplished female athletes of color. Former WMC Volunteer, Esperanza Urbaez, tells us, via LatinaStyle, the untold story of rising star golfer Nicole Hage and how she, and other [...]
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