Women, Action & the Media
Enjoy video from Women, Action & the Media, a Conference for Journalists, Activists & Everyon. www.womenactionmedia.orgVideo Episodes:
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10:12:10 10/08/09
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09:43:43 10/08/09
Rapid Response Journalism: Using Twitter to Get the Job Done
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21:20:17 05/12/09
Covering Climate Change Partt 2
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Covering Climate Change Part 2
--Jen Angel, publicist, Aid & Abet, former publisher of Clamor Magazine.
--Brianna Cayo Cotter, Communciations Director, Energy Action Coalition.
--Colleen Cronin, activist, Rising Tide North America.
--Nell Greenberg, Communications Manager, Rainforest Action Network.
Climate change is one of the biggest stories ? and it will continue to be. With rising fuel prices, natural disasters like Katrina or flooding along the Mississippi, and droughts in agricultural regions of the U.S., climate change needs to be understood by journalists. In addition, climate issues impact many of the other top stories in the U.S. such as immigration, prisons, and war. However, there is more to the climate change than Al Gore and Bill McKibben ? women are taking action in significant ways to combat climate change. Battling climate change is about more than changing your lightbulbs ? it is about taking action to stop the construction of new coal power plants, opposing mountain top removal mining, and forcing the issue onto the agenda of the world?s leaders. The organizations at the forefront of the environmental movement are often lead by strong women who are underrepresented in the media. During this panel, you will meet and have the opportunity to ask questions of the leading activists in this area, including leaders from the youth movement, one of the fastest growing areas of the environmental movement. The presentation will include key issues in climate change, trends in the movement, and provide a list of resources and individuals/organizations that journalists can use as story sources. Handouts will be provided.
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10:06:28 05/08/09
Accessible Communications: Federal 508 Compliance and the Needs of Persons with Disabilities. Part 2
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Accessible Communications: Federal 508 Compliance and the Needs of Persons with Disabilities --Donna Ledbetter, media professional, specializing in print and online publishing. Maximize your outreach efforts by tailoring your communications to reach broader audiences, especially persons with disabilities. This presentation focuses on federal 508 compliance and accessibility. You will learn basic information about creating accessible communications and brainstorm new ways you can reach out to targeted groups.
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20:40:02 04/30/09
FOIA for Feminists: Cultivating Sources, Crunching Data, Unearthing Documents etc. Part 2
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FOIA for Feminists: Cultivating Sources, Crunching Data, Unearthing Documents and Other Investigative Techniques. --Lindsay Beyerstein, freelance journalist. --Aura Bogado, host of Pacifica Radio’s independent national newscast, FSRN. --Esther Kaplan, investigative editor at the The Nation Institute’s Investigative Fund. --Kelly Virella, journalist covering criminal justice and housing for The Chicago Reporter. (more) 16 Learn reporting techniques you can apply to your own writing and activism. Let four indie journalists show you how to dig up dirt on practically anyone. Find out how to design your own investigative projects and report them out using interviews, data sets, government documents, and more.
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13:51:39 04/24/09
Get Opinionated: Write and Publish Persuasive Op-Eds for a National Audience
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Get Opinionated: Write and Publish Persuasive Op-Eds for a National Audience
• Laura Mazer, Managing editor of Counterpoint Books, editorial advisor for The Op-Ed Project.
• Catherine Orenstein, Founder of The Op-Ed Project, journalist, and author.
This seminar is designed to help writers, activists, advocates, and experts write opinion pieces that will make a difference. We'll
talk about generating winning ideas, crafting powerful arguments, using news hooks, preempting potential critics, and pitching
editors. We will explore ways to write more broadly, to be more effective with language, and to make a bigger impact on the
world. Session is designed to make the most of all levels of expertise.
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12:47:43 04/23/09
Women and The Economic Crisis: Getting Beyond the Corporate Media Narrative
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Featuring:
* Susan Feiner, professor of Economics and director of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Southern Maine.
* Julia Hollar, managing editor of Fairness & Accuary In Reporting's magazine, Extra!
* Abby Scher, sociologist and editor of Public Eye, the quarterly magazine of Political Research Associates.
* Darlene Lambos, Co-Director of Community Labor United. The economic crisis has taken center stage in corporate media coverage, but where are the women? This panel will address some central problems in corporate media’s economic and poverty coverage--ranging from the predominance of white male "experts" to the way media outlets provided a platform to a right-wing campaign that falsely blames the chief victims of predatory lending--poor and minority homeowners. We will examine the gendered impacts of the crisis that are generally under-reported in corporate media accounts, and look at opportunities for independent media makers to fill in those gaps.
Produced by Cambridge Community Television
Taped and Edited by Leslie Adams
Production Coordinator: Nilagia McCoy
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12:14:53 04/23/09
Our Bodies, Whose Selves?: Why AIDS is a womens issue and how to write about it. Part 2 of 2
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Our Bodies, Whose Selves?: Why AIDS is a women’s issue and how to write about it
--Kellee Terrell, blogger and the associate editor for POZ.
--Laura Whitehorn, journalist and the senior editor of POZ.
Today it’s universally recognized that gender inequality—social, biological, economical and cultural—makes women more
vulnerable to contracting HIV. In the United States, women make up almost half of HIV diagnosis, yet their voices and issues are
ignored not just by mainstream media, but also by many alternative and feminist outlets. If we can write about unfair sexist
coverage of Hillary Clinton in the election, the misogynist images and lyrics in hip-hop music and the ongoing battle to make
abortion accessible in this country, it’s time to up the ante in reporting about the number one killer of black women ages 25-
34—AIDS. The goal of our session is discuss why AIDS is a women’s issue; give insight on which HIV-related issues are
underreported and which stories have been done to death; and how to encourage journalists and writers to successfully pitch these
articles and get them published.
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20:41:59 04/21/09
Our Bodies, Whose Selves?: Why AIDS is a womens issue and how to write about it. Part 1 of 2
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Our Bodies, Whose Selves?: Why AIDS is a women’s issue and how to write about it
-- Kellee Terrell, blogger and the associate editor for POZ.
--Laura Whitehorn, journalist and the senior editor of POZ.
Today it’s universally recognized that gender inequality—social, biological, economical and cultural—makes women more
vulnerable to contracting HIV. In the United States, women make up almost half of HIV diagnosis, yet their voices and issues are
ignored not just by mainstream media, but also by many alternative and feminist outlets. If we can write about unfair sexist
coverage of Hillary Clinton in the election, the misogynist images and lyrics in hip-hop music and the ongoing battle to make
abortion accessible in this country, it’s time to up the ante in reporting about the number one killer of black women ages 25-
34—AIDS. The goal of our session is discuss why AIDS is a women’s issue; give insight on which HIV-related issues are
underreported and which stories have been done to death; and how to encourage journalists and writers to successfully pitch these
articles and get them published.
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06:21:09 04/13/09
The Global Abortion Dialogue
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? Anu Kumar, anthropologist, reproductive health expert and women?s health advocate. ? Lisa Russell, independent filmmaker, humanitarian, activist. ? Laura Villa-Torres, founder of an underground abortion information network in Mexico, activist for sexual rights for young people. The dialogue around abortion in the U.S has become so mired in issues of politics, morality and faith that it's impossible to see the realities of women who live outside our borders. For many women around the world, safe abortion is rarely an option, let alone a choice. The goal of this session is to encourage participants to think about abortion differently, to engage in a conversation about abortion rights as human rights and to leave the tired U.S moral framework behind to focus on the realities of women's lives globally. Panelists Lisa Russell, Laura Villa and Anu Kumar will focus on framing abortion as a global issue and will engage audience members in a broader dialog on reproductive justice with a global perspective.
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10:22:03 04/11/09
In/Out of Focus, Broadening a Feminist Lens: Gender, Non-Conformity & the Media
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In/Out of Focus, Broadening a Feminist Lens: Gender, Non-Conformity and the Media
--Jack Aponte, queer Boricua butch blogger and non-profit techie.
--Kate Bovitch, activist in trans, queer, and fat communities and blogger at belowthebelt.org.
--Miriam Zoila Pérez, blogger, writer, reproductive justice activist, and doula.
--Julia Serano, writer, trans activist, and author of Whipping Girl.
In/Out of Focus will put in focus the reality of trans representation in the media as well as the intersection of gender nonconforming
(gnc) identities and feminist space. Not only will we discuss current media coverage of trans individuals (Thomas
Beatie, Katelynn Cusanelli of MTV’s Real World, and Duanna Johnson, etc…), but also unpack assumptions and challenges within
feminism, and share ideas on how to create open public conversations around gender non-conformity. This diverse conversation
seeks to develop informed allies within feminist media that can help create not only more responsible, varied, and nuanced
portrayals of gender non-conforming/trans individuals, but also show their support for differing narratives and experiences of
gender within feminist spaces.
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15:04:45 11/06/08
The Day After: A Post-Election Feminist Town Hall
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At this culmination of our This Is What Women Want election project, join us, our panel of national leaders, and feminists around the country to discuss what happened on Election Day, and what we should be thinking about and doing now to fight for equality and justice for all.
This is a first of its kind event convening feminists from around the country live via the blogosphere!
Panelists include:
BYLLYE AVERY
Founder of the National Black Women’s Health Project and MacArthur Genius Award Recipient
MICHELLE GOLDBERG
Journalist and author of Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism
ANNE ELIZABETH MOORE
Critic, activist, artist, journalist and author
PAULA RAYMAN
Founding Director of the Radcliffe Public Policy Center
LORETTA ROSS
National Coordinator, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective
ANDREA BATISTA SCHLESINGER
Executive Director, Drum Major Institute for Public Policy
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09:31:17 06/05/08
Strategies for Making Change: Models for Feminist Media Justice
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Presenters:
• DeAnne Cuellar , media justice activist, blogger and director, Texas Media Empowerment Project
• Anne Elizabeth Moore , writer, artist, activist, author of Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion
of Integrity, and co-editor and publisher of now-defunct Punk Planet
• Jennifer L. Pozner , executive director, Women In Media & News (WIMN); journalist, lecturer, blogger, editor, WIMN’s Voices
• Betty Yu , director of Community Outreach & Media at Manhattan Neighborhood Network
How can we begin to affect real change within a media system that excludes so many of us? In this strategy-building discussion, media and advertising critics, media justice activists, and independent media producers will share diverse models we're utilizing to work for media change on the local, regional and national levels. By focusing on the hows and whats of our activism, the discussion
will serve as a springboard to present replicable tactics, tools and strategies which attendees may be able to use to work for change in their communities in ways which could include: media monitoring and accountability campaigns; projects to amplify women's voices in media and public debate; using media as a community organizing tool; seeking just policies and regulation; producing independent
print, broadcast and online media; utilizing new media and communications technologies to reflect and distribute the voices of our communities, and more. Bring your questions, your ideas and your energy, as you’ll be encouraged to share your own models and brainstorm among the group on ways we can work together toward the common goals of a social justice feminist vision of the media.
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12:53:48 06/03/08
Here We Go Again: Bad Stories About Women That Never Die
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Presenters:
• Dr. Rosalind Barnett , senior scientist and director of the Community, Families & Work Program, Brandeis University
• Caryl Rivers , professor of journalism at Boston university, author of Selling Anxiety: How the News Media Scare Women
In our talk, we look at the media performance over the past several years with respect to women. We examine several ways in which the media perpetuate story lines claiming that: (a) women aren't up to snuff with regard to intellectual performance; or (b) women's achievement makes them and their families miserable.
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22:32:57 05/29/08
Strategies for Making Change: Models for Feminist Media Justice - Part 2
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Presenters:
• DeAnne Cuellar , media justice activist, blogger and director, Texas Media Empowerment Project
• Anne Elizabeth Moore , writer, artist, activist, author of Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion
of Integrity, and co-editor and publisher of now-defunct Punk Planet
• Jennifer L. Pozner , executive director, Women In Media & News (WIMN); journalist, lecturer, blogger, editor, WIMN’s Voices
• Betty Yu , director of Community Outreach & Media at Manhattan Neighborhood Network
How can we begin to affect real change within a media system that excludes so many of us? In this strategy-building discussion, media and advertising critics, media justice activists, and independent media producers will share diverse models we're utilizing to work for media change on the local, regional and national levels. By focusing on the hows and whats of our activism, the discussion will serve as a springboard to present replicable tactics, tools and strategies which attendees may be able to use to work for change in their communities in ways which could include: media monitoring and accountability campaigns; projects to amplify women's voices in media and public debate; using media as a community organizing tool; seeking just policies and regulation; producing independent print, broadcast and online media; utilizing new media and communications technologies to reflect and distribute the voices of our communities, and more. Bring your questions, your ideas and your energy, as you?ll be encouraged to share your own models and brainstorm among the group on ways we can work together toward the common goals of a social justice feminist vision of the media.
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20:49:40 05/29/08
Going Grassroots Globally: Using the Internet to Explore & Expand Local Community Radio
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Presenter: Preeti Mangala Shekar , feminist journalist and activist from India, radio producer with KPFA 94.1 FM for Women’s Magazine.
We are living in an increasingly interconnected, globalized world where what happens in Boston directly impacts communities in Bangalore, and there is an urgent need to know how Cambridge and Kolkata impact each other. And while the internet is a powerhouse of possibilities for citizen journalists, it is still limited in reach. But online tools are increasingly opening up with an array of possibilities to share information by linking old (and more accessible) technologies with the new. As community radio, a thriving media force in the US, is on the verge of opening up in India, come listen and also help brainstorm how some feminist journalists in the US and in India are joining hands online to rock the mainstream media boat, and bring attention to issues that matter and impact each other across borders and boundaries. Attend this brainstorming session to listen to examples of how feminist journalists and activists are tapping the potential of the internet to examine and explore issues through a critical gender lens while also making it widely accessible through community radio in the US and in India.