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Jenni Young

Maysoon Zayid: I got 99 problems... palsy is just one - YouTube - 0 views

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    "I have cerebral palsy. I shake all the time," Maysoon Zayid announces at the beginning of this exhilarating, hilarious talk. (Really, it's hilarious.) "I'm like Shakira meets Muhammad Ali." She also discusses how the disabled are seen in the media.
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    "I have cerebral palsy. I shake all the time," Maysoon Zayid announces at the beginning of this exhilarating, hilarious talk. (Really, it's hilarious.) "I'm like Shakira meets Muhammad Ali." She also discusses how the disabled are seen in the media.
Jenni Young

How the Daily News Cover Changed Overnight - Then Changed Again | News | Philadelphia M... - 0 views

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    Events in Ferguson - and angry readers - forced changes in real time.
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    Events in Ferguson - and angry readers - forced changes in real time.
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Examining Coverage Of The Trayvon Martin Case : NPR - 0 views

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    Steve Inskeep talks to Eric Deggans, TV and media critic for the Tampa Bay Times, about how media outlets are emphasizing different aspects of the Trayvon Martin story to grab the attention of particular audiences. Martin is the Florida teen who was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer in February.
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    Steve Inskeep talks to Eric Deggans, TV and media critic for the Tampa Bay Times, about how media outlets are emphasizing different aspects of the Trayvon Martin story to grab the attention of particular audiences. Martin is the Florida teen who was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer in February.
Jenni Young

Media Coverage of Trayvon Martin Case - 0 views

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    New York Times columnist Charles Blow talked about media coverage of race in general, and the Trayvon Martin case specifically.
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    New York Times columnist Charles Blow talked about media coverage of race in general, and the Trayvon Martin case specifically. 
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Top 10 Protest Symbols - Photo Essays - TIME - 0 views

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    Whether standing before a column of tanks or knocking down the Berlin Wall in November 1989, these figures came to epitomize and humanize their struggle
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    Whether standing before a column of tanks or knocking down the Berlin Wall in November 1989, these figures came to epitomize and humanize their struggle
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Shock, anger follow Benetton's controversial kissing ads - 0 views

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    LA Times article
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How and Why We Read: Crash Course English Literature #1 - 0 views

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    Why do we read? What's the point of reading critically? John will argue that reading is about effectively communicating with other people. Unlike a direct communication though, the writer has to communicate with a stranger, through time and space, with only "dry dead words on a page."
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E-Books and Democracy - 0 views

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    All of the Big Six publishers have, for the first time, agreed to make e-books available to public library users (NYT article)
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I have a dream speech: Martin Luther King Jr - the anatomy of an inspiring speaker - 0 views

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    What was it that made the I have a dream speech by Martin Luther King Jr one of the greatest speaking moments of all time? Public speaking expert Sarah Lloyd-Hughes analyzes King's legendary "I have a dream" speech.
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Next Time Someone Says Women Aren't Victims Of Harassment, Show Them This. - 1 views

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Lego Remakes a 1981 Ad, But This Time For Girls' Only - 0 views

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    Blog about Lego's new ad which targets girls, and the 'pinkifying' of toys (Princess Free Zone)
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The 'How Are You?' Culture Clash - 0 views

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    Americans are "fine." Ask a Russian, and you'll get much more: the truth (NY Times opinion pages)
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MTV's '16 and Pregnant,' Derided by Some, May Resonate as a Cautionary Tale - 0 views

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    A study finds that MTV's "16 and Pregnant," a reality show depicting very young parents, may have contributed to a drop in teenage pregnancy (NY Times)
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Coca-Cola Super Bowl ad stirs controversy - latimes.com - 0 views

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    Every year, there's always one Super Bowl ad that generates a bit of next-day controversy. And this year's ad appears to be Coca-Cola's 'It's Beautiful' ad.(LA Times)
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Google, Tell Me. Is My Son a Genius? - 0 views

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    Gender differences seen in Google searches: a study of anonymous, aggregate data from Google searches suggests that contemporary American parents are far more likely to want their boys smart and their girls skinny (NY Times Op-Ed)
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Women don't need 'consent panties'. We have mouths - 1 views

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    "Consent panties" could become a reality but Radhika Sanghani hopes there will never be a time when women need their knickers to speak for them (Daily Telegraph).
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Comment is free The Welsh language is not nearing extinction, but it needs to be put to... - 0 views

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    Its study has been compulsory in schools since 2000, yet the number of speakers has dropped. It's time to siarad yn Gymraeg.
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Language is Music - 0 views

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    Response to a Times editorial by Lawrence Summers, the former president of Harvard, in which he suggested that the study of foreign languages at the university level was not necessarily crucial going forward
Jenni Young

The naked truth: Hollywood still treats its women as second class citizens - 1 views

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    Research shows female stars are paid less, have fewer lines and spend more time with their clothes off than men
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Shocking Video Reveals Photoshop Trickery - 0 views

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    Time-lapse video shows how photo-retouching software transforms a model's appearance
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