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Rachell Arteaga

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.

Recent Posts by Rachell Arteaga

Happy World Press Freedom Day!

May 3, 2010 – 4:29 pm

ShareMay 3 is World Press Freedom Day.  In our commitment to independent media and amplifying the voices of women and girls everywhere, we’d like to celebrate by highlighting the amazing work of our partners at Global Girl Media (GGM).

What’s Spectacularly wrong with “Spectacular”

April 15, 2010 – 8:18 am

ShareApril is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. What better way to acknowledge it then a music video by a teen icon glorifying date rape:

Media Literacy is Half the Battle

March 30, 2010 – 4:47 pm

ShareI’m a HUGE fan of Media Literacy.  But as Chloe Angyal of Feministing points out on The Huffington Post, literacy is not the sole cure for transforming how girls react to the damaging media messages that they are inundated with every day.

Dori Maynard: A Woman Making History

March 30, 2010 – 1:29 pm

ShareIn 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 by the mainstream [...]

Mana Kasongo: A Woman Making History

March 16, 2010 – 12:58 pm

Share30 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 [...]

O’Reilly Factor: Women’s Media Center Shout-Out to NCAA

March 4, 2010 – 7:42 pm

ShareLast 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 [...]

Ileana Jimenez: A Woman Making History

March 4, 2010 – 5:44 pm

Share30 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 [...]

Global Girl Media “Kicks It Up!” with Julie Foudy

March 1, 2010 – 5:16 pm

Share“Give a girl a camera and watch a woman grow.” -  Kgomotso Matsunyane, T.O.M. Pictures, South Africa

CPI Looks at “A Culture of Indifference”

February 25, 2010 – 6:09 pm

ShareFollowing 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 [...]

The State of Tiger’s Union

February 20, 2010 – 11:04 am

ShareAfter 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.”  [...]