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Joan Blades: A Woman Making History

March 15, 2010 – 2:51 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 [...]

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WMC News Brief: Racial Bias And Abortion, Criminalized Illegal Abortions, Suu Kyi’s Release Rejected

March 1, 2010 – 12:46 pm

New York Times Article On Myth Of “Racial Bias And Abortion” Omits Critical Analyses
3/1/10
RH Reality Check: The New York Times story failed to explore in any real depth the factors underlying reproductive and sexual health problems among African-American women.
Utah Bill Would Criminalize Illegal Abortions
3/1/10
NY Times: The origins of Utah State House Bill 12 lie in [...]

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The State of Tiger’s Union

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.”  [...]

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Gearing Up for Game Day – WMC Keeps Pressure on Super Bowl

February 5, 2010 – 6:24 pm

WMC President Jehmu Greene went one on one with former NFL player Chad Hennings over the anti-choice Super Bowl ad on Fox’s America’s Newsroom and what will happen after the big game. Jehmu said, “we are going to continue very aggressively, whether it is the Super Bowl or any network that shows sexism and bias [...]

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Feminism, the Super Bowl, and the Media

February 5, 2010 – 6:07 pm

The WMC’s Jehmu Greene and Shelby Knox appeared on GRITtv to discuss the WMC’s campaign to get CBS to scrap the anti-choice Super Bowl, women in the media, and what feminism should be focusing on today.
Check out the episode below!

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Super Bowl Sunday: What You Won’t See

February 5, 2010 – 11:06 am

By Ninotchka Rosca
February 5, 2010
On Super Bowl Sunday nearly a billion viewers will see the story of one woman during an anti-choice ad. Here, Filipina author and activist Ninotchka Rosca exposes the reality of all the rest.
Her eighth child, positive for Down syndrome; the doctor at the free maternity clinic delivers the verdict [...]

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We’re Competing Against $2.8 Million

February 3, 2010 – 4:14 pm

We alerted you to CBS’s decision to air an anti-choice ad during the Super Bowl sponsored by Focus on the Family, an organization that promotes forced pregnancy. Here at the Women’s Media Center, we didn’t have an extra $2.8 million lying around to run a counter-ad, but we did spearhead the coalition to get CBS [...]

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South Florida Raging Grannies Tell Us What C-B-S Stands For!

February 3, 2010 – 10:10 am

This video submission was sent to us by the South Florida Raging Grannies. We liked it so much, we decided to post the whole thing! Check out what they think C-B-S stands for!
Click here to send us more videos and photos!

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What C-B-S Stands For – Your Submissions!

February 2, 2010 – 4:52 pm

After CBS’s decision to air Focus on the Family’s anti-choice Super Bowl ad, despite previously rejecting advocacy ads in the past, we questioned: What Does CBS Stand For?
Watch our video and check out what you think C-B-S stands for below! Keep sending in your videos and photos – click here to submit!

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Women Bloggers Capture Roeder Trial

January 29, 2010 – 5:33 pm

The WMC gives props to Carolyn Marie Fugit for her precise and vivid coverage on RH Reality Check of the five-day trial of Scott Roeder, who was convicted today of Dr. George Tiller’s murder. She recounts his chilling testimony where she writes, “He feels no regret for killing Dr. Tiller. And after he did, he [...]

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