NOW and Media Activism -- Archive

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NOW and Media Activism -- Archive

NOW's most recent work on media activism.

2008

NOW's Media Hall of Shame: 2008 Election Edition (06/08)
Below the Belt -- History, Legacy, and the Shame of Media (06/08)
Promote Diversity in Media Ownership (05/08)
Feminist Super Bowl AdWatch Finds Few Women, But Plenty of Demeaning Stereotypes (05/08)
Ignorance and Venom: The Media's Deeply Ingrained Sexism (05/08)
Sign On Letter to Obama from Free Press (12/08)
NNT: Media Hall of Shame Calls Out Sexist Offenders (09/08)
NNT: NOW Foundation Brings Feminist Voices to the Web, Engages Women Online (09/08)
Below the Belt -- Have Conservatives Discovered Sexism? (09/08)
NOW Foundation Submits Reply Comments to the FCC on Media Ownership Diversity (PDF) (09/08)
NOW Foundation Submits Comments to the FCC on Diversity in Media Ownership (PDF) (07/08)
Action Alert: New Yorker Cover--Satire or Slur? (07/08)
NOW's Media Hall of Shame: 2008 Election Edition (06/08)
Below the Belt -- History, Legacy, and the Shame of Media (06/08)
Promote Diversity in Media Ownership (05/08)
Feminist Super Bowl AdWatch Finds Few Women, But Plenty of Demeaning Stereotypes (05/08)
Ignorance and Venom: The Media's Deeply Ingrained Sexism (05/08)
NOW Supports Senate Resolution Promoting Diversity in Media Ownership: Comments by NOW President Kim Gandy (03/08)
Below the Belt - Ignorance and Venom: The Media's Deeply Ingrained Sexism (02/08)
NOW Calls on NBC to Skip the Sexism and Report the News (02/08)
Election Coverage: Demand Substance NOT Sexism (02/08)
Feminist Super Bowl AdWatch Finds Few Women, But Plenty of Demeaning Stereotypes (02/08)
NOW Foundation Goes on Offensive with 2008 Feminist Super Bowl AdWatch (01/08)
Women's Groups Speak Out Against MSNBC's Chris Matthews' Sexist Comments (01/08)

2007

FCC Votes in Favor of Making Big Media Bigger, Congress Must Slow Down Media Consolidation (12/07)
Below the Belt - Reclaiming Morality: Just Call Us 'Values Voters' (12/07)
Below the Belt - Go Fish: Clinton Undaunted by "Gender Card" Allegations (11/07)
NOW President Kim Gandy Testifies at FCC Hearing on Media Ownership (10/07)
NOW President Kim Gandy to Testify at FCC Hearing, Speak at Rally for Better Media (10/07)
Ms. Magazine Celebrates 35 Years (10/07)
Below the Belt on Net Neutrality: What Were They Smoking Down at the Precinct? (10/07)
No Reward for Imus (10/07)
Women's Coalition Promotes Dignity and Diversity in the Media (09/07)
Take action NOW: High Speed Internet is a Feminist Issue (08/07)
High Speed Internet: Why Feminists Should Care About Access and Advancement (08/07)
Media's Influence on Raising Kids: Moms Sound Off! (08/07)
Your Comments on the Cleavage Controversy (07/07)
Breaking News: Cleavage on Display (07/07)
Kim Gandy's Remarks at Town Hall Meeting on Media Diversity (07/07)
NOW President to Speak at Town Hall Meeting on Media Diversity (06/07)
Stop the Postal Rate Hike for Periodicals (05/07)
Rape is Not Funny: XM Satellite Shock Jocks Opie and Anthony Go Too Far (05/07)
Moms: Speak Out on Media (05/07)
National Organization for Women Admonishes Media for Giving Alec Baldwin a Platform for Misinformed Theories (04/07)
NOW Calls for Public Access to Debate Footage (04/07)
Imus Only the Tip of the Media Iceberg of Shame (04/07)
Imus: Two Weeks Vacation is Not Enough (04/07)
Take Action: Dump Don Imus (04/07)
Dismantle the Mom Myth: Send a Letter to the Media (04/07)
NOW Foundation Letter to FCC on Media Ownership (PDF) (3/07)
Sexy or Sadistic? Sexist, Actually (3/07)
Myth About Moms is Crushed, NOW Helps Spread the Word (3/07)
Hillary Clinton and the Media: From Intelligent and Fair to Appallingly Sexist and Pointless (3/07)

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"Desperate Housewives" Gets it Wrong: Misleads Viewers About Teen Contraception (2/07)
Hear audio from "Media Policy is a Civil Rights Issue" workshop featuring Kim Gandy (01/07)
NOW Submits Further Comments to the FCC On Consolidation of Media Ownership (01/07)
Read the letter to FCC commissioners sent by NOW and allied organizations regarding media ownership consolidation (01/07)
Join Kim Gandy in Memphis This Weekend for Media Reform! (1/07)

2006

NOW Submits Comments to the FCC Opposing Further Consolidation of Media Ownership (11/06)
School Shooters Target Girls, Point to Larger Problem of Violence Against Women (10/06)
The Dove Campaign: Conforming or Transforming? (9/06)
Women's Magazines Make it Difficult to Love Your Body (9/06)
Increasing Feminist Voices in the Blogosphere (8/06)
Media Put Accuser on Trial in Duke Rape Case (06/06)
NOW, Feminist Majority and and NCWO Send Letter to ABC Regarding Elizabeth Vargas' Departure (05/06)
NOW Steps In to Defuse "Mommy Wars" Myth (05/06)
Take Action: Save Commander In Chief (5/06)
NOW President to Discuss Motherhood Issues on Good Morning America (3/06)
"Mommy Wars" Incited by Irresponsible Media (3/06)
Lifetime Returns to DISH Network (2/06)
Plug Pulled on Lifetime TV: Send Message to DISH Network (1/06)

2005

Must See TV on PBS Tonight (10/05)
Tell Bill Bennett that America Does Not Share His Racist Views! (10/05)

2004

2003

Feminist Super Bowl AdWatch (1/03)
TV Commercials Exploit, Ridicule or Sideline Women (4/03)
New FCC Rules Threaten To Shut Out Women and People of Color From Media Industry (6/03)
Make Your Voice Heard on Media Diversity Before It's Too Late! (5/03)

2002

2001

Viewpoint: News Shows Leave Women's Voices Out of the Discussion (12/01)
Feminist Majority Foundation, Ms. Magazine Join Forces in First-Ever Feminist Media Merger (12/01)
Hate Speech Continues Despite Calls for Compassion (12/01)
ABC/Disney's Emperor Has No Clothes: Hawks Underwear Commercial As Entertainment Programming (11/01)
Will the Media Merger Free-For-All Extinguish Women's Voices? (Fall 2001)
Feminists to CNN: Just Say No to Rush Limbaugh (8/01)
Eminem and the Grammys: Rewarding Hate and Violence? (2/01)

2000

1995-1999

Media Institute (Fall 99)
Media Training Held at NOW Action Center (Summer 99)
NOW Conference Media Panel (Summer 99)
The Media Strike Again (3/98)
Women in Radio Healing War-Torn Bosnia (10/97)
NOW Steps Up 'Flush Rush' Campaign (1/95)

National NOW Conference Resolution

Preserving Openness, Diversity and Democracy in Broadband Media (2001)

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