media

Quicklink: Beauty and the Beast, Love Actually and the skill of consuming media critically

By mimbles on December 30, 2012

From gyzym on Tumblr: just shut up …consuming media critically is a skill, and in an age where media is more prevalent than ever before, it’s a skill worth having. It’s a skill worth having because you are going to continue to be exposed to media, and it is going to continue to attempt to [...]

Posted in arts & entertainment, gender & feminism, parenting | Tagged critical thinking, media | 13 Responses

via the Ernies website, design by Fiona Katauskas

Quick Hit: the Ernies are in

By Orlando on September 27, 2012

Australia’s annual awards for public displays of sexism took place at NSW Parliament House last night. Gold below the fold.

Posted in gender & feminism, media, Politics | Tagged australians, media, sexism | 6 Responses

Homophobia and racism: the Australian media prove they can do two things at once

By Chally on December 6, 2011

There was a bit of a controversy on Sunday when The Daily Telegraph, which is apparently still passing for a newspaper, put up a story called “PM Julia Gillard and Senator Pansy Wong – a reluctant embrace of an emotive issue; gay marriage”. Here’s the story in question. Let’s be very kind and move past [...]

Posted in media, social justice | Tagged australia, bigotry, homophobia, Julia Gillard, mainstream media, marriage, marriage equality, media, race & racism, sexuality and health, social change | 18 Responses

What’s going on in the world?

By Chally on October 18, 2011

So, as we’ve probably all noticed, Australian news is kind of… Australia-centric? I’m wondering what news stories you’ve been encountering that really should be getting wider coverage. Here are some of mine: After years of military dictatorship, Burma is on the verge of democratic reforms… or so it would seem, because the new civilian government, [...]

Posted in environment, gender & feminism, law & order, media, Politics | Tagged Burma, clean water, climate change, governments, media, trans, WA, western australia | 17 Responses

SMH front page clip showing an article about eliminating bingo wings (for women) in the Life & Style section

Do you see what I see?

By Jo Tamar on September 28, 2011

The SMH is at it again.

Posted in Culture, gender & feminism, media | Tagged gender roles, mainstream media, media, traditional gender roles | 2 Responses

Hugo Awards

By Lauredhel on April 27, 2011

The Hugo nominations are out! The full list is below.

Any favourites? Any surprises? Any rejoicing at the rather marvellous gender balance? (Is this the first time with this many women? Has anyone done the maths? And check out that Best Novel category!) Any unrejoicing about the lack of racial balance (I think, and project from past experience; for many of these authors, I don’t know how they identify when it comes to race.) Other comments? What category are you watching the closest?

Posted in arts & entertainment | Tagged books & writing, doctor-who, hugo awards, media, science fiction, SF | 5 Responses