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Media
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
The Deleterious Effects of the Sexualization of Girls
Via the Feminist Law Professors Blog:Earlier this year, the American Pyschological Association’s Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls issued its finding that “the proliferation of sexualized images of girls…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Alessandra Stanley: The New Modern Woman, Ambitious and Feeble
In Saturday's New York Times, Alessandra Stanley, in a review of Gray's Anatomy, comments:Sex isnt the problem with the new series; its the subjugation. Addison looks up her old friend…
Securities Law Prof Blog
More on Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch is known for his patience, persistence and charm, and all are apparent in an interview he gave to the New York Times on his aspirations for the Wall…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
The Importance of Language in Media Coverage of Abortion Bans
In the wake of the Supreme Court's recent decision, some commentators are faulting the media for helping to shape public opinion on abortion by accepting the politically charged terminology of…
Media Law Prof Blog
Law, Media and Environmental Policy
Zygmunt J. B. Plater, Boston College Law School, has published "Law, Media, and Environmental Policy," in volume 33 of the Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review. Here is the abstract.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Media, money and mayhem
Main March 1, 2007Media, money and mayhemTwo very different, but similarly themed, pieces concerning the media and criminal justice issues have jumped to the top of my reading list:Here from…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Questioning prosecutorial discretion … when blogging
Main February 25, 2007Questioning prosecutorial discretion ... when bloggingI am always eager to give equal time after a defender post, so thanks to How Appealing here's a link to an…
PrawfsBlawg
Are there no real Jews at the NYT?
Main Sunday, February 25, 2007Are there no real Jews at the NYT?Yesterday, the New York Times's David Carr published the following two paragraphs about Oscar pools:This year there are quite…
The Contingency
The Wall Street Journal’s Faustian Oversight
Harvard's 28th President. Blawgletter never tires of tweaking the WSJ -- not least for its, um, distinctive editorial point of view. Fresh cause for making the fun comes today, as…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Women in Media and News Event: Exposing Misinformation About Abortion, Family Planning and Clinic Violence
Women in Media and News (WIMN) is hosting an event on February 12, in Easton, Massachusetts: Reproductive Wrongs - Exposing Media Misinformation about Abortion, Family Planning and Clinic Violence. Here…