Featured Topics
September 14, 2015
Experts on Planned Parenthood, Ferguson, California Fires, and Federal College Scorecard
This week we feature experts on the vote to defund Planned Parenthood, the Republican debates, California forest fires, the Ferguson Committee, and the Obama Administration's new system for rating colleges and universities.
Expert Spotlight
Jessica González-Rojas
New York City Council Member
New York State Assembly
For interviews on Planned Parenthood.
Congress plans to vote on a one year moratorium for government funding of Planned Parenthood and the passage of a bill that attaches penalties for violation of the Born Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002 in the upcoming week. To discuss this we FEATURE Jessica González-Rojas, the Executive Director at the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, the only national reproductive justice organization that specifically works to advance reproductive health and rights for Latinas. She has been a leader in progressive movements for over 15 years. Media includes: The New York Times, PBS, The Huffngton Post, The Nation, El Dario/La Prensa
Areas of Expertise:
Health, Immigration, LGBTQIA, Politics, Race and ethnicity, Reproductive health and justice, Social justice
WMC SheSource
Featured Expert
Judy Lubin, PhD, MPH
Founder and President
Center for Urban and Racial Equity (CURE)
For interviews on Ferguson committee reform.
To discuss the recently released Ferguson Commission reform wish list, we FEATURE Dr. Judy Lubin, a policy analyst, sociologist and president of Public Square Communications, a Washington, D.C. area boutique research, communications and public policy consulting firm. Dr. Lubin is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Sociology at Howard University. Dr. Lubin is an expert on minority health issues and the intersection of race and social policy. Her policy and advocacy expertise includes more than 15 years of experience raising awareness and support for some of today’s most pressing women’s, health and social issues as a consultant and in leadership positions with national advocacy and public policy organizations. Media includes: Huffington Post, theRoot.com, NBC News Washington, Wall Street Journal, PBS.org
Featured Expert
Janet L Holmgren
President Emerita
Patten University
For interviews on White House rating system for colleges and universities.
As President Obama unveiled his new rating system for college's and universities, we FEATURE Janet L. Holmgren, President Emerita of Patten University and Mills College and former Vice Provost of Princeton University. She has also served as chair of the Board of the American Council on Education, the National Council for Research on Women, the Executive Committee of the Women’s College Coalition, and the California Governance Task Force for the Revision of the Master Plan for Pre-K through 16 Education. She co-founded the Oakland Education Cabinet in 1997 with then Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris. Media includes: San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland Tribune, Chronicle of Higher Education, San Jose Mercury News
Featured Expert
Julie Burton
WMC President
Womens Media Center
For interviews on WMC 10 year EMMY gender report.
To discuss the Women's Media Center's Investigation: 10 years review of gender and EMMY nominations we SPOTLIGHT Julie Burton, a longtime feminst leader and activist, who leads the Women’s Media Center in its efforts to create a level playing field for women and girls through media monitoring, training, advocacy, original content, and the promotion of women and girls as media experts.
Featured Expert
Pat Mitchell
Chair, Sundance Institute
Co-Chair Emerita, Board Member, Women's Media Center
For interviews on EMMY Awards 2015.
The EMMY Awards are on Sunday night and we FEATURE Pat Mitchell, who was president & CEO of the Paley Center from March 2006 to May 2014, As president and chief executive officer of The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television & Radio), Pat Mitchell guided the institution (founded in 1975) through an exciting rebranding effort and strengthened its public and industry programs by analyzing and interpreting the immense changes in the media landscape. Under her leadership, the Paley Center has become a major convener for media leaders and enthusiasts, continuing to offer its unrivaled collection of radio, television, and advertising content as a lens for exploring the powerful impact of media on our lives, culture, and society. Vast media experience.
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