[Wamvan] Media watch extended for August 19 Monday Media Mutiny event

[Joanna Chiu]

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that the next Monday Media Mutiny event has
been postponed for Monday, August 19. We've recently formed a larger team
to coordinate WAM!Van activities, and will need a little more time to
coordinate. Thanks for the patience, understanding and support!

In the meantime, please keep the media watch ideas coming! Please also be
reminded that WAM! isn't just about working to improve media representation
of women, but also of minorities and others who are often marginalized.

The WAM!Vancouver chapter also has a cross-Canada and sometimes cross-North
America scope.

If you're interested in joining the team that organizes WAM! events, please
let me know!

Joanna


On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is really interesting. Thanks for sharing Kelly. In response what do
> you think we can do for our July 15 Monday Media Mutiny action?
>
> Maybe we can come up with a fun political quiz of our own and have more of
> the info based on what is found more often in alternative media? We don't
> have to publish our results in a scientific way but it could help raise
> awareness of indie media?
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Joanna
>
> On Jul 4, 2013, at 2:15 AM, Kelly Burns <kelly.burns87 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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