by Jessica Mendoza | GlobalPost
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
Media portrayals of sexual violence often perpetuate misleading stereotypes. However, BMSG Senior Media Researcher Pamela Mejia says a positive shift may be happening -- one that points to the need for prevention and holds institutions accountable for their role in fostering (or preventing) abuse.
by Anna Orso | PennLive.com
Wednesday, September 03, 2014
The media perpetuate a harsh stigma against male survivors of sexual assault. BMSG researcher Pamela Mejia explains that this gets reflected in the language journalists use to describe the assault: While female survivors are often described as victims of abuse, young men are often described as being in a sexual "relationship" with the perpetrator.
by Nelly Toche | El Economista (The Economist)
Wednesday, September 03, 2014
At a workshop in Mexico City for local children's health advocates, BMSG's Fernando Quintero discussed the need to reduce marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children, which has been a major contributor to that nation's diabetes epidemic as well as other nutrition-related diseases.
Vanguardia (Vanguard)
Wednesday, September 03, 2014
Following the release of a study that looked at gaps in federal regulations that are meant to protect children against target marketing of junk food and beverages, children's health advocates called for stricter rules to limit such advertising and marketing practices. BMSG's Fernando Quintero provided testimony at a Mexican federal hearing and a press conference about the impact of targeting marketing of unhealthy food in the United States.
Diario Oaxaca (Oaxaca Daily)
Wednesday, September 03, 2014
During a presentation in Mexico City of the newly released report, "Marketing of food and beverages to children: Industry strategies," experts in nutrition, communication and children's rights advocates, including BMSG's Fernando Quintero, provided testimony regarding the need for stricter regulations around target marketing to children.
Entorno Inteligente (Intelligent Environment)
Wednesday, September 03, 2014
The effect of “weak” regulations regarding the control of target marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children in Mexico is in essence the same as not having any regulations whatsoever, according to a new report by the Alliance for Healthy Nutrition. BMSG’s Fernando Quintero was among the group of international experts on target marketing to children who provided information on the impacts of junk food markeing.
by Carolina Gomez Mena | La Jornada (The Journal)
Wednesday, September 03, 2014
During a presentation in Mexico City of the newly released report, "Marketing of food and beverages to children: Industry strategies," experts in nutrition, communication and children's rights advocates, including BMSG's Fernando Quintero, provided testimony regarding the need for stricter regulations around target marketing to children.
by Libby Copeland | The Washington Post
Monday, July 21, 2014
Citing BMSG research on news coverage of domestic violence, this Washington Post article discusses how some of the language that media use to report on domestic homicides lets perpetrators off the hook by rationalizing their behavior.
by Jean Tepperman | East Bay Express
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Soda consumption isn’t just a health issue — it’s a social justice issue. As BMSG’s Lori Dorfman points out in this article, soda companies aggressively market to youth of color and do so by exploiting cultural identities, music and images.
by Anna Lapp̩ | Al Jazeera America
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
