[Wamvan] Media watch please!

[Kelly Burns]

Hey everyone,

Just found this:
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/07/02/women-especially-in-canada-are-more-ignorant-of-politics-and-current-affairs-than-men-says-uk-research/

It's about a study that determined that women know less than men when it
comes to political news. After reading the article, it seems to have a bias
towards knowledge of political happenings in news published/broadcast by
the mass media. Aside from the typical problematic language that comes with
asserting that "women know less" about something, I would hazard a guess
that the numbers might present differently if they were taking
non-mainstream news into account in the study.

I'm not sure what the thoughts are on this, but it might be worth
discussing.

Enjoy!

-- Kelly


On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 6:59 PM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> Our next Monday Media Mutiny event for July will involve an action around
> problem(s) we see in local BC or Canadian media.
>
> To help out our now larger group of new organizers plan the event, can you
> please be on alert this week for things in the media that you find
> problematic, oppressive, sexist, racist, ageist, victim blaming, etc?
>
> Please feel free to send your ideas to the listserv or to me directly so I
> can pass on your idea to organizers.
>
> To post to the list, email anytime to: wamvan at lists.resist.ca
>
> If you're pointing to something specific please send along the link(s) and
> briefly explain your objections.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Joanna
>
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