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January 14, 2014
Experts on Poverty, Stalking, the Oscars, Ferry Deaths on Nile, and the Congressional Budget
This week’s experts were chosen to mark the 50th anniversary of LBJ's war on poverty, national stalking awareness month, 200 dead as a ferry sinks in South Sudan, women and the Oscar nominations, and the announcement of a congressional budget agreement.
Expert Spotlight
Mary Gable
Public Policy Analyst
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees
For interviews on 50 years since LBJ declared war on poverty.
Fifty years after LBJ declared a war on poverty, where are we now? We SPOTLIGHT Mary Gable of the Economic Policy Institute to discuss her analysis of public policies affecting low-income people. She previously directed programs serving people in poverty nationwide and conducted an independent evaluation of New Jersey’s welfare program. Her areas of interest include poverty, social services and welfare policy, child care, low-wage work, and homelessness.
Areas of Expertise:
Business and the Economy, Education, Homelessness, Labor and Employment, Poverty
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Featured Expert
Stacy Smith
Associate Professor
USC Annenberg, School for Communication and Journalism
For interviews on women and the Oscar nominations.
With the Oscar nominations due out this week, we FEATURE Stacy L. Smith, director of a research-driven initiative at USC Annenberg on Media, Diversity, and Social Change. Her research focuses on 1) content patterns pertaining to gender and race on screen in film and TV; 2) employment patterns behind-the-camera in entertainment; 3) barriers and opportunities facing women on screen and behind-the-camera in studio and independent films; and 4) children’s responses to mass media portrayals (television, film, video games) of violence, gender and hypersexuality.
Featured Expert
Muadi Mukenge
Chief of Development and External Relations
IPAS
For interviews on 200 dead from ferry sinking on Nile as people flee fighting in South Sudan.
After 200 people are reported dead when a ferry sunk on the Nile in the South Sudan, we FEATURE Muadi Mukenge, the Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa at The Global Fund for Women. She is an expert on women’s health and rights, political transition, and economic development in Africa.
Featured Expert
Avis A. Jones-DeWeever, Ph.D.
President & CEO
Incite Unlimited
For interviews on congressional budget agreement.
We FEATURE Avis Jones-DeWeever to discuss the congressional budget agreement. A Washington insider, Dr. Jones-DeWeever has been featured on CNN, C-SPAN, PBS, BET, TV-ONE, CBC, Al Jazeera America, the Washington Post, the National Journal, the Grio, the Huffington Post, and Clutch Magazine. Dr. Jones-DeWeever has also been recognized by BET as one of the Most Influential Women in Washington, DC. Dr. Jones-DeWeever held positions in a variety of highly esteemed organizations and governmental institutions including the Governor's Office of Virginia, the Maryland State House of Representatives, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and the Institute for Women's Policy Research.
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National Women’s Law Center
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