admin PASTORING: Media Mirrors Heart of Darkness
A funny thing happened on the way to our cable television studio. We were talking about lining up guests for…
ADVOCACY: Violence Against Women Tests Limits of the Law
The perennial battle against degrading images of women in the media has recently seized upon a new weapon: the power…
MINORITIES: Who Commits Screen Sexual Violence?
From an ethnic perspective, there is another dimension to the issue of sexual violence in the media. It is not…
STARTING POINT: Sexual Violence in the Media
The trend today in media is exploitation and violence. And I must warn you that this issue of Media&Values is…
Reaching for the Common Good: Moyers interviews Bellah
As one of the founders of the growing “Common Good” movement, philosopher, author and social activist Robert Bellah has been…
No News Is Women’s News
In bold, large letters, the August 7, 1989 issue of Time magazine asked: "Is She Worth It?" The she was…
Middle School Performance Group Challenges Media Violence
Students at the Brown School in Newburyport, MA were asked whether they have ever seen someone get hurt. All of…
WOMEN: Enough is Enough! Why Sexual Violence in the Media?
"Fun is fun, but enough is enough and I’ve had enough!" This familiar piece of mother-wisdom was the final waning…
How Would You Rate this Film?
"I’m going to show you a five-minute clip from a video called Toolbox Murders. It’s very popular in our local…
GLOBAL: War Against Media Sexism is Global
A recent gathering of communicators from over 80 countries at the first international congress of the World Association for Christian…