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Insiders Say Jenni Rivera’s Death Shows U.S. Media is Clueless About ‘Mexican Anything’
by Jorge Rivas on December 11 2012, 5:36PM
But the biggest media failures in the Jenni Rivera coverage were stories that led with comparisons between Rivera’s death and the murder of Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW
Study Finds Negative Portrayals of Muslims Get More Media Attention
by Jorge Rivas on November 29 2012, 4:57PM
Since 9/11, negative messages about Muslims have received more media attention than positive ones, new research finds.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW
Rep. Joe Walsh Calls Obama ‘Son’, Wants to ‘Pat Him on the Head’
by Jamilah King on August 9 2012, 3:58PM
Yes, he went there.
Topics: /NOW
Activists Celebrate as José Luis Sin Censura Goes Off the Air
by Jamilah King on August 9 2012, 3:19PM
For 18 months, activists from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the National Hispanic Media Coalition have fought to get José Luis Sin Censura off of television. The show, which is basically the Spanish-language equivalent to the…
Topics: /NOW
White Mormon Editor to Women of Color: ‘Can We Be Part of Your Group?’
by Jamilah King on July 17 2012, 1:23PM
Yeah, it’s pretty bad.
Topics: /NOW
Petition for Trans Fire Victim: New York Times’s Apology Isn’t Enough
by Jorge Rivas on May 16 2012, 4:45PM
In response to criticism from the LGBT community and allies over its coverage of a fire that killed a transgender woman this weekend, the New York Times released a statement that reveals a lack of understanding of how serious this problem is.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW
Transgender Woman Dies in Fire, So Of Course the News Is About Wild Sex
by Jorge Rivas on May 14 2012, 4:00PM
Would the New York Times ever describe a woman who is not transgender, who had died in a fire, as “curvaceous”?
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW
Trayvon Shooting Becomes First Story to Surpass Election Coverage in Media
by Jorge Rivas on March 30 2012, 2:44PM
While all three sectors of media were suddenly focused on the same event their focus varied. Blogs had a lot to with the role of race being part of the story.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Media, /NOW, Trayvon Martin
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