Category Archives: Media

No such thing as bad publicity?

Published for NHMC on 5/21/13 Eva Longoria seems to be carrying some extra weight on her petite shoulders as the Executive Producer for “Devious Maids.”  The Lifetime channel show, scheduled to premiere on June 23, has created some buzz and … Continue reading

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Body Image: Minority women in the media

Originally written for and published on Disruptive Women in Health Care When media speculated about her “puffy” face, Ashley Judd wrote a piece on media misogyny for the Daily Beast. It turns out that Judd was on steroids to combat … Continue reading

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The Power of the Media in Fostering Hate

In the early 1990s, local media played a central role in the Rwanda genocide that aimed to get rid of the Tutsi, a minority ethnic group in the country.  Between 500,000 to a million people were killed in Rwanda – … Continue reading

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