Best and Worst Media Images of Women
Who tries to portray women with accuracy and authenticity, and who fails miserably? A few examples in both categories for you to consider.
Media Coverage of Octomom - Octuplet Mom Nadya Suleman Media Coverage
Media coverage of Octomom Nadya Suleman has become a staple of celebrity magazines and gossip websites, even as serious news media outlets give her broadcast time and ink.
Media coverage of Octomom Nadya Suleman has become a staple of celebrity magazines and gossip websites, even as serious news media outlets give her broadcast time and ink.
Women Sports Reporters Taken Off Monday Night Football
ESPN removed two women sports journalists from the Monday Night Football crew, leaving it an all-male bastion. Was the cutback due to economics or gender bias?
ESPN removed two women sports journalists from the Monday Night Football crew, leaving it an all-male bastion. Was the cutback due to economics or gender bias?
Women Aren't Even in the Picture
What's worse than an unrealistic image of women in advertising? How about no image at all? One ad campaign for a soft drink contest depicts a futuristic world and a struggle for freedom and democracy, but oddly absent is any evidence of women.
What's worse than an unrealistic image of women in advertising? How about no image at all? One ad campaign for a soft drink contest depicts a futuristic world and a struggle for freedom and democracy, but oddly absent is any evidence of women.
Nurses Find Media Image Needs Intensive Care
Leave it to the nursing profession to be the first to take the media pulse on images of women...and name the good, the bad, and the unhealthy. Temperatures may rise as some of the more popular medical shows on TV are singled out for criticism.
Leave it to the nursing profession to be the first to take the media pulse on images of women...and name the good, the bad, and the unhealthy. Temperatures may rise as some of the more popular medical shows on TV are singled out for criticism.