This poster says a great deal. . . . Continue reading The fallacy of (Internet) privacy
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 I learned at a very early age that far too many (dare I say “most”?) individuals took anything and everything written on newsprint as The Truth. That “truth” extended to anything said on the radio or TV (or a pulpit) by a man in a serious voice. . . . Continue reading How much of the media do you believe?  Photos, images, and asking individuals how they’d like their image and likeness used: When you use photos, images, and videos created by others — and especially those depicting others — do you provide Creative Commons attribution, respect copyrights, and show courtesy to those whose work or likeness you use? . . . Continue reading Creative Commons, copyrights, and courtesy Publisher’s Weekly Top Ten list of “The Best Books of 2009” included a grand total of zero books by women. SheWrites called a day of action in response, asking more than 5000 members – women writers – to write about the exclusion of women from the list. Read my contribution to the group effort. . . . Continue reading Changing the bias, on SheWrites  1261040258_74a53db110Women are inundated with news propagated by a male-dominated, male-centric media – yet most women don’t take the time to step outside the bounds of network news to tune into the voice of women in the media. If women make the effort to pay attention to women, as seen, heard, and reported through the women’s media, the world can change for the better – for you as an individual, for women in general, and for everyone. We know women and men are different. How this difference shapes women’s reporting of news, and how the reporting of news can drive change in the world, is profound. . . . Continue reading Changing more than the media |
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