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Does The Crime-Loving U.S. Media Help Fill Prisons?
A media culture of fear and violence may explain public support for America's bloated and unjust prison policies, writes Arthur Stamoulis. From LiP Magazine

The Women Journalists of Saudi Arabia
Despite immeasurable restrictions, the advent of the Internet and cable television has opened possibilities for Saudi Arabian women journalists and for coverage of such subjects as divorce, schools and abuse of women, writes Sally Buzbee. From Columbia Journalism Review

Global Audience, American News
News content worldwide is largely produced and disseminated by mainstream Western media outlets, often leading to superficial, biased and inaccurate reporting, says Fadi Chahine. From Middle East News Service

Why Media Monitoring Is A Must For Democracy
The Secretary General of Bangladesh's Fair Election Monitoring Alliance argues, "fair media coverage is one of the most important elements of a fair election." From Asia Pacific Media Network

Ads "R" Us
Now that advertisements are saturating every available public and media space, individual independence from consumer culture may be impossible, warns Carrie McLaren. From Stay Free!

Racism Down Under
To combat the recurrent sensationalist and racist attitudes of the Australian media, Aborigines must first acknowledge their own history. From The Walkley Foundation for Excellence in Journalism

Now! The Hottest Teen Mags!
"Teen People," "CosmoGIRL!" "ELLEgirl," "Teen Vogue" ... These spin-offs of adult glossies highlight messages of sex and adulthood, conformity vs. individuality and feminism vs. fashion, writes Janelle Brown. From Salon.com

Re-Imagining The Image
Terry Eagleton traces the changing attitude of middle-class society toward images, from the revolutionary Enlightenment rejection of "graven images" as weapon of control to today's ironic distancing of spin and surface. From Red Pepper

Japanese-U.S. Misinterpretations
Neither the U.S. media's take on Japan nor the Japanese press's view of the U.S. is accurate, writes Eric Johnston. Instead, both sides present simplistic, incomplete, alarmist and overly local reporting. From Asia Pacific Media Network

Girlfriends With Curves
Two lesbian glossies, "Curve" and "Girlfriends," are reaching out for big-budget ads with limited success. Brett Brune considers how untapped niche markets like this will fare during a recession. (free subscription may be req.) From DiversityInc.com


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