Commercial talk radio, like television punditry, is politically lopsided, dominated by the likes of Dr. Laura Schlesinger and Rush Limbaugh. The airspace for voices that tackle political issues from a progressive perspective even seems to be shrinking; two progressive shows--Pat Thurston of Santa Rosa, Calif., and Chicago's Mike Malloy--were canceled earlier this year. The February 15 firing of Pat Thurston by Santa Rosa’s KSRO sparked protest rallies and letters to the local paper lamenting the loss of "the voice of Sonoma County" and "the only widely accessible interactive debate on local issues" (Press Democrat, 2/17/00; 2/27/00). Project Censored's Peter Phillips [...]
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Jul
01
2000
Solid Ratings Don't Protect Progressive Radio Voices
Are 'controversial' and 'mean-spirited' code words for 'left'?
Nov
01
1995
Invasion of the Magazine Snatchers
The Sassy/'Teen Merger:
Amid teenage girl magazines' standard fare of earnest advice about boyfriends, self-esteem and cosmetics purchases, Sassy was always a stand-out. Take how Sassy dealt with the issue of flirting. The cover of the September 1994 issue might not have stood out on the newsstand—"How to Flirt Like an Animal" was the main story. But rather than recycle the same age-old drivel about how flirting requires a pleasant laugh, an ability to make small talk, a dose of self-confidence and a modicum of restraint, Sassy gave an extensive description of various types of mating behavior practiced by animals, then detailed their [...]
Mar
01
1994
Teaching Censorship
High School Journalism in the Post-Hazelwood Era
In civics classes, high school students are taught that the First Amendment is the foundation upon which political freedom stands. But in their journalism classes, they are frequently taught the opposite lesson, as Hazelwood, a late '80s Supreme Court ruling that gives principals the power to review and censor high school newspapers, continues to have chilling effects on high school journalism. Issues of free speech in high schools were first considered by the Supreme Court in Tinker vs. Des Moines. The 1969 decision, which concerned students who were suspended for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War, ruled that [...]
Apr
01
1993
Letters to the Editor
In your piece, "How Seventeen Undermines Young Women" (Extra!, 1-2/93), Kimberly Phillips set out with a thesis and then searched for the facts to support it. Yes, we are a commercially supported magazine, and it is my supposition that Kimberly's objection to our fashion and beauty stories is that concern with appearance is damaging to women. Yet experimenting with your appearance is one of the ways in which adolescents separate from their parents, and it's important. Further, fashion, like music, politics, sex, work and health (all of which we regularly cover) is something that many young women are interested in, [...]
Jan
01
1993
How Seventeen Undermines Young Women
Harvard professor Carol Gilligan, studying the psychological development of teenage girls in 1988, found that they experience a major drop in self-esteem as they reach adolescence. Only 29 percent of teenage girls said that they "felt happy the way I am," as opposed to 60 percent of nine-year-old girls. Gilligan suggests that this adolescent crisis in confidence is due to the conflict between the image that a girl has of herself and what society tells her a woman should be like. Seventeen, the most widely read magazine among teenage girls in the United States, claims to "encourage independence" and help [...]
