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January 18, 2022 | Samantha Marquardt | Media
How Britney Spears’ Conservatorship Highlights the Role of Guardianship Law in Women’s Oppression

A 13-year-long nightmare finally ended for pop icon Britney Spears on November 12 when a Los Angeles court terminated the conservatorship that had controlled Ms. Spears’ life since she was 26.

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January 11, 2022 | Celeste Huang-Menders | Media
The Disinformation Around TikTok’s “National School Shooting Day”

Friday, December 17, was deemed “National School Shooting Day” by various anonymous TikTok accounts, which encouraged viewers to incite violence at their schools, including shootings and bombings.

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January 06, 2022 | Sophie Hayssen | Media
Older Women Are Finally Being Represented In Hollywood

It seems like 2021 brought a ripple of change to this double standard, and 2022 could turn that ripple into a wave.

WMC News & Features
December 22, 2021 | Carla Hay | Arts and culture, International, Media
2022 Oscar Watch: Breakthrough Women Directors Considered for Best International Feature Film

While still a minority of those whose movies are selected to represent their nations in the category, women filmmakers often offer a distinct, female-centered point of view.

WMC News & Features
November 30, 2021 | Emily Wilson | Arts and culture, Media
New Film Explores the Life of Julia Child, a Woman Who Changed Television

The filmmakers who created the Emmy-winning RBG turn the spotlight on the chef and author who was “deceptively groundbreaking and culturally important.”

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November 17, 2021 | Katti Gray | Media
New Life for 129-Year Archive of Historic Black-Owned Newspaper

An initiative to digitize and reorganize the archives of The Afro American, the United States’ longest-running Black-owned newspaper, will give scholars, journalists, and the public new insights into history.

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October 08, 2021 | Carolyn Byerly | Media
Why White Male Dominance of News Media Is So Persistent

A new Women’s Media Center report finding that white men occupy more than two-thirds of guest spots on major Sunday news shows confirms decades of research. Journalism scholar Carolyn Byerly explores the reasons behind the exclusion of women’s voices in news media.

WMC News & Features
September 30, 2021 | Nayla Khwaja | Health, International, Media
Inaccurate, Sensational Media Coverage Contributes to Abortion Stigma in India

A new analysis of print, digital media, and entertainment has found that coverage is heavy on sensationalism and moral judgment, and light on factual information.

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September 28, 2021 | Abbey Ruark | Media
Why Reality TV's Depiction of Love Is Harmful

This representation of love is completely misleading to millions of impressionable young women like myself.

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August 17, 2021 | Elianor M.A. | Media
Killing Eve: A Feminist Exploration of a Hypermasculinized Genre

The show’s protagonists are women depicted as complex individuals, who defy nearly every stereotype female characters have been subjected to in TV shows past.

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August 10, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Media
Meet Avantika, Teen Star of Disney Channel’s First Indian American Film

When actor and dancer Avantika first had the chance to read the script for Spin, the new Disney Channel film about an Indian American teen named Rhea who discovers her talent for DJing, she immediately knew she wanted to be involved.

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August 02, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture, LGBTQIA, Media
New Netflix Film Explores Complexity of Harmful Conversion Therapy Movement

The new documentary, Pray Away, offers surprising and nuanced insights.

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July 16, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Media
‘Never Have I Ever’ Star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan on Friendship, Fame and the Power of Social Media

The FBomb recently had the chance to chat with Ramakrishnan about Never Have I Ever’s second season (which is currently streaming on Netflix) and more.

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July 06, 2021 | Regiane Folter | Media
Teens Should Be Careful about TikTok Challenges

Some of the challenges can actually hurt their participants because they lead people to do risky things like taking medicine, playing with electricity, or gluing body parts together using super glues.

WMC News & Features
June 30, 2021 | Julianne McShane | Feminism, Media
New Exhibition Reveals the Feminist Journey of “Washington Post” Publisher Katharine Graham

The New-York Historical Society exhibition traces the life of the “staunch, If discreet, feminist.”

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June 02, 2021 | Aishah Ashraf | Media
My Dream of Becoming Hollywood's First Hijabi Talk-Show Host

With aspirations as grand as mine, while identifying as a member of a deprecated community, I’m cognizant of the fact that I have to work twice as hard. But I’m willing to do so.

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May 25, 2021 | Kadin Burnett | Media, Race/Ethnicity
How ‘The Underground Railroad’ Reimagines the Trauma of Slavery

'The Underground Railroad' meticulously displays one of history’s most shameful and violent eras without lingering in sadism.

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May 19, 2021 | Tessa Flores | Media
Is Reality Television Finally Becoming More Accountable?

We have entered into an arena where now more than ever before, our viewership is our currency and we must continue to shape the content that in turn shapes us.

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May 18, 2021 | Blake Ciresa | Media
Reflecting on the Misogyny in ‘Tiger King’

I have seen article after article in feminist magazines about how the ’90s era of female vilification is over, yet we still see women like Carole Baskin bashed repeatedly in the media to this day.

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May 03, 2021 | Chloe Skye Weiser | Media
How ‘To All the Boys: Always and Forever’ Breaks the Mold for Teen TV and Film

The trilogy as a whole has been recognized for its strong representation of Asian women and culture, and its final installment notably shines in its ability to feature meaningful, three-dimensional depictions of female friendships, blended families, and healthy discussions about consent.

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March 26, 2021 | Monica Muñoz Martinez, Michelle Garcia, Maria Hinojosa | Media, Race/Ethnicity
The Legacy of Jovita Idar: Video of WMC IDAR/E Panel Discussion

A recent WMC-hosted panel on the legacy of U.S. violence is a deep resource for all those covering and writing about the southern border and immigration policy.

WMC News & Features
March 24, 2021 | Carla Hay | Arts and culture, Media
Prominent Actresses Making Their Directorial Debuts Behind the Camera

Well known for their work on screen, actresses including Halle Berry, Robin Wright, and Taraji P. Henson are now directing feature films.

WMC IDAR/E
March 09, 2021 | Erica González Martínez | Media
Will the Media Get Past the "Resiliency" of Puerto Ricans?

A new podcast series is pushing audiences to get to why the people of Puerto Rico are forced to grin and bear crisis after crisis.

WMC News & Features
February 25, 2021 | Ruchira Gupta | Free Speech, Gender-based violence, International, Media
Gaslighting, Stalking, Revenge Porn: Right-Wing Hate Fuels Attacks on Women Journalists in India

Supporters of the ruling party have instigated threats and violence in an effort to silence women journalists.

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February 17, 2021 | Olivia Sieler | Media
Celebrating Film Protagonists Who Pushed Back on Rape Culture Before #MeToo

These films encapsulated the power of #MeToo before our culture had the language and collective power to name that movement.


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