Category Archives: Media criticism

Inside Higher Ed on the Gender Pay Gap

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Ampersand

Here’s a recent article from Inside Higher Education about a new study examining the wage gap between female and male professors. The study itself sounds useful, but what interested me is all the dubious assumptions about the wage gap embedded … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender and the Economy, Media criticism | 17 Comments

The Spectacle Of It All

Posted on April 14, 2006 by Ampersand

The Duke alleged rape case is getting a lot of attention in the media and on blogging sites, not because of the woman and the violence she suffered, but because the players are white. Therefore, this case makes the headlines … Continue reading →

Posted in Duke Rape Case, Media criticism, Race, racism and related issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 44 Comments

Duke Rape Updates

Posted on April 1, 2006 by Rachel S.

I should start by reminding everybody that Justice 4 Two Sisters is following the case closely. So many bloggers have been following this story closely. Feel free to put your links to your postings in the comment section or links … Continue reading →

Posted in Duke Rape Case, Media criticism, Race, racism and related issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sex work, porn, etc | 61 Comments

White Guys Gone Wilding?

Posted on March 31, 2006 by Rachel S.

Update:Tiffany at Blackfeminism.org has an excellent post to elaborate of how the slang of the late 80s ended up leading to the media and police incorrectly coining the concept of wilding. The Duke Lacrosse team rape case has really touched … Continue reading →

Posted in Duke Rape Case, Media criticism, Race, racism and related issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 60 Comments

Men scarce, so women settle for less

Posted on March 15, 2006 by Maia

That was an actual headline in the Domion Post today. The story goes like this: Callister said the most significant finding of his research was a 10 per cent increase in the past two decades in highly educated women marrying … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Media criticism | 52 Comments

Anti-rape ads aimed at men

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Nick Kiddle

I saw a headline for this story on this evening’s news and had to wait for the full story. A rape awareness campaign aimed at men? A rape awareness campaign that tells men it’s rape if she doesn’t explicitly consent? … Continue reading →

Posted in Media criticism, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 35 Comments

See No Evil

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Maia

I kind of wish I wasn’t writing a blog right now. I think if I wasn’t writing a blog I’d pay less attention to the news media, and I probably would have taken an “I can’t cope with knowing this” … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Media criticism, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 8 Comments

Link Farm and Open Thread #11

Posted on February 26, 2006 by Ampersand

Once again, the stuff I’ve been reading lately. Use the comments thread for discussions of these links, providing other links, or just saying whatever’s on your mind. And please, if you want to stick in a link to your own … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Link farms, Media criticism, Palestine & Israel, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 97 Comments

CBS News Lamely Defends Anti-Liberal Bias

Posted on February 18, 2006 by Ampersand

Over at CBS news’ “Public Eye” blog , Vaughn Ververs (what a great name!) has produced an argument so remarkably bad I just have to comment on it, even though I normally avoid blogging about partisan politics. Responding to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Media criticism | 22 Comments

I am destroying the future of free TV

Posted on January 12, 2006 by Ampersand

We got DVR (digital video recording – a lot like TIVO) last year, and it’s totally changed how I watch TV. I seldom have any idea what days the shows I watch are broadcast, and I never watch TV live … Continue reading →

Posted in Media criticism, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 37 Comments