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Light And Dark: The Racial Biases That Remain In Photography : Code Switch : NPR - 0 views

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Mass communication Photography Race Image

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When Syreeta McFadden was young, she dreaded being photographed. Cameras made her skin look darkened and distorted. Now a photographer herself, she's learned to capture various hues of brown skin.

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When Syreeta McFadden was young, she dreaded being photographed. Cameras made her skin look darkened and distorted. Now a photographer herself, she's learned to capture various hues of brown skin.

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UN Women - The Autocomplete Truth - YouTube - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Gender UN Women Google Autocomplete PSA Sexism Women's rights

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UN Women's "Google auto-complete" campaign

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UN Women's "Google auto-complete" campaign

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No sexism please, we're Swedish - films classified by representation of women | Film | ... - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Gender Representation Hollywood Film Inequality Bechde

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Rating movies by gender equality may be a blunt tool but it raises serious issues (Guardian)

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Rating movies by gender equality may be a blunt tool but it raises serious issues (Guardian)

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Swedish cinemas take aim at gender bias with Bechdel test rating | World news | theguar... - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Gender Representation Hollywood Film Inequality

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Movies need to pass test that gauges the active presence of women on screen in bid to promote gender equality

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Movies need to pass test that gauges the active presence of women on screen in bid to promote gender equality

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What The Bechdel Test Is And Why Every Movie In Hollywood Needs To Pass It - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Gender Representation Hollywood Film Inequality

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Think of the last movie you watched and answer this: Did women talk to other women about anything other than men? Are women represented equally in films?

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Jenni Young on 11 Apr 14

Think of the last movie you watched and answer this: Did women talk to other women about anything other than men? Are women represented equally in films?

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Like, if You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em? - 1 views

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Language Part 1 Culture Language change Usage USA

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Letters to the editor in response to article, "Like, Degrading the Language? No Way", about the increasing use of "like' and 'totally' in everyday speech (NY Times opinion pages)

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Letters to the editor in response to article, "Like, Degrading the Language? No Way", about the increasing use of "like' and 'totally' in everyday speech (NY Times opinion pages)

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Cambodian Media 'Not Free,' US Watchdog Says - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Censorship Cambodia Internet

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US group Freedom House ranked Cambodia 149 of 196 countries in terms of press freedoms, putting it in the company of Burma, Cuba, China and North Korea, among others.

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US group Freedom House ranked Cambodia 149 of 196 countries in terms of press freedoms, putting it in the company of Burma, Cuba, China and North Korea, among others.

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Cambodia's Internet Only 'Partly Free,' US Watchdog Says - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Censorship Cambodia Internet

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The Freedom House report comes at a time when experts and rights workers in Cambodia say civil society as a whole is also under duress from government officials (VOA Khmer)

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The Freedom House report comes at a time when experts and rights workers in Cambodia say civil society as a whole is also under duress from government officials (VOA Khmer)

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Cambodian Cyber-Crime Law Could Engender Self-Censorship, Group Warns - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Censorship Cambodia Internet

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Cambodia: A draft law on cyber crime, which was leaked to the public recently, imposes major fines and jail time for vague offenses and has many online users concerned. (VOA Khmer)

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Cambodia: A draft law on cyber crime, which was leaked to the public recently, imposes major fines and jail time for vague offenses and has many online users concerned. (VOA Khmer)

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The Escherian Stairwell: Building a Modern Myth - YouTube - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Myth Internet Escherian stairwell

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How to create a modern myth - using technology to fool people.

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How to create a modern myth - using technology to fool people.

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I Couldn't Believe This Staircase Actually Exists…Even Now, I'm Still Stumped. - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Myth Internet

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Led by filmmaker Michael Lacanilao, we are a team of "Stairwell Believers" that has begun the ambitious task of creating a modern myth. The myth is that there is a stairwell in Rochester, NY that defies the laws of physics and logic by looping endlessly into itself. That is, by choosing to ascend or descend [...]

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Led by filmmaker Michael Lacanilao, we are a team of "Stairwell Believers" that has begun the ambitious task of creating a modern myth. The myth is that there is a stairwell in Rochester, NY that defies the laws of physics and logic by looping endlessly into itself. That is, by choosing to ascend or descend [...]</div>

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Jenni Young on 09 Apr 14

Led by filmmaker Michael Lacanilao, we are a team of "Stairwell Believers" that has begun the ambitious task of creating a modern myth. The myth is that there is a stairwell in Rochester, NY that defies the laws of physics and logic by looping endlessly into itself. That is, by choosing to ascend or descend [...]

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Led by filmmaker Michael Lacanilao, we are a team of "Stairwell Believers" that has begun the ambitious task of creating a modern myth. The myth is that there is a stairwell in Rochester, NY that defies the laws of physics and logic by looping endlessly into itself. That is, by choosing to ascend or descend [...]</div>

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Increasing Number Of Men Pressured To Accept Realistic Standards Of Female Beauty | The... - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Gender Image Representation Beauty Parody

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Confronted on a regular basis with images of women who represent a diverse array of body types, a growing number of American men are reportedly feeling pressured to accept the increasingly realistic standards of female beauty now depicted in the media (The Onion)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Confronted on a regular basis with images of women who represent a diverse array of body types, a growing number of American men are reportedly feeling pressured to accept the increasingly realistic standards of female beauty now depicted in the media (The Onion)</div>

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Confronted on a regular basis with images of women who represent a diverse array of body types, a growing number of American men are reportedly feeling pressured to accept the increasingly realistic standards of female beauty now depicted in the media (The Onion)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Confronted on a regular basis with images of women who represent a diverse array of body types, a growing number of American men are reportedly feeling pressured to accept the increasingly realistic standards of female beauty now depicted in the media (The Onion)</div>

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Serious reading takes a hit from online scanning and skimming, researchers say - The Wa... - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Language change Internet E-reading

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Our brains, neuroscientists warn, are developing new circuits with a big impact on non-digital reading

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Our brains, neuroscientists warn, are developing new circuits with a big impact on non-digital reading

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How Much Can a Celebrity Make for Tweeting? - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising techniques Celebrity Social Media Twitter

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The weirdest thing about the rumor that Kim Kardashian gets paid $10,000 for a Twitter endorsement is that it's true.

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The weirdest thing about the rumor that Kim Kardashian gets paid $10,000 for a Twitter endorsement is that it's true.

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Do Celebrity Endorsements Work? - MarketWatch - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising techniques Celebrity

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We believe objects can impart the "essence" of those who shill them.

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We believe objects can impart the "essence" of those who shill them.

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Celebrity endorsements: do they work? | Stuff.co.nz - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising techniques Celebrity

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Do you think celebrity endorsements help you make purchasing decisions? Are you more likely to switch to a brand if you know the face of their ad campaigns?

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Do you think celebrity endorsements help you make purchasing decisions? Are you more likely to switch to a brand if you know the face of their ad campaigns?

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The Case for Profanity in Print - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Swearing Taboo Journalism Language

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Censoring language deprives readers of news and information.

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Censoring language deprives readers of news and information.

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Honey Maid's Wholesome Families and the Business of Love : The New Yorker - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising Honeymaid Race Gay Diversity Families

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For a long time, anti-gay prejudice made a certain amount of business sense.

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For a long time, anti-gay prejudice made a certain amount of business sense.

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Honey Maid: This is Wholesome :30 TV Commercial | Official - YouTube - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising Race Gay Families Honeymaid Diversity

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Honey Maid: This is Wholesome :30 TV Commercial features real families, not actors, and causes controversy. A quick google search will find many articles and opinion pieces in response to the commercial and the negative reaction.

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Honey Maid: This is Wholesome :30 TV Commercial features real families, not actors, and causes controversy.

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Diversity reaches new levels in Honey Maid ads - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising Diversity Race Gay Families

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America's biggest brands are at an advertising crossroads and the diversity that their ads project has suddenly emerged as one of society's most visual - if not incendiary -- flash points. (USA Today)

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America's biggest brands are at an advertising crossroads and the diversity that their ads project has suddenly emerged as one of society's most visual - if not incendiary -- flash points. (USA Today)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">America's biggest brands are at an advertising crossroads and the diversity that their ads project has suddenly emerged as one of society's most visual - if not incendiary -- flash points. (USA Today)</div>

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