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“The black athlete is the most important and most influential and most visible black employee in the 20th century, because they’re the ones who were allowed to integrate the society.”
“Before the anthem even started, players were involved in these types of social justice issues,” says the NFL’s Malcolm Jenkins. “And so for us, it’s staying on topic, doing the work, supporting those who are doing the work and pushing forward.”
Despite the fact that the property destruction in the aftermath of the Philadelphia Eagles was similar in scope to the damage caused by protests against police killings of young black men over the past three years, only the latter were described as “violence.”
It’s hard to think of a better illustration of the concept of cognitive dissonance than the Washington Post unironically referring to Mike Pence as a “superhero” in an article about the dangers of propaganda.
Despite the fact that the property destruction in the aftermath of Sunday night’s unrest was similar in scope to the damage caused by protests against police killings of young black men over the past three years, only the latter is regularly called “violence.”
Listen up, black kids, David Brooks is here to tell you why your choice of political activism is “counterproductive.” What’s strange is that Brooks never really bothers to explain why, exactly.
Faced with one of the best athletes in the world, commentators focus on what one called her “broken home.” Of course, what they’re really revealing is just the narrowness of their vision.
Coverage of Muhammad Ali’s death can be a sort of teaching moment for media watchers, in the sense that’s it good to remember that the version of a person that corporate media embrace and concretize in the public mind sometimes blurs that person’s political complexity.
NBC has forked over $4.4 billion for four Olympic Games that include Rio, and they’re not going to take any chances here. That’s why you’re not going to see the Games moved unless some incredible catastrophe happens before Rio. Not even Zika’s going to get the thing moved. There’s too much money at stake, too many power brokers who are going to make some money off of this deal, and media are absolutely at the center of it.
A coup and a corruption scandal, an economic crisis, and an outbreak of a dangerous mosquito-borne virus have not a few people asking how Brazil can possibly host a successful and safe Olympic Games in just…one month from now? Our guest suggests that Brazil’s unrest might actually distract from the myriad problems associated with hosting the Games even when they go “smoothly.”
It’s naturally worth listening to a range of Native American people, but that happens so rarely in media that a Washington Post poll merits some scrutiny. For some, the word to describe its results would not be the one the Post chose—”unambiguous.”
Noting all the new construction taking place downtown and then asking “Will it work?” shows a stunning misunderstanding of what redevelopment is supposed to accomplish
While many might conclude that the news media are simply giving viewers “what they want,” our data suggest that the news media, through their commentary and coverage, help to build and sustain audiences and fans of men’s sports while containing any interest in women’s sports.
Solitary confinement is discussed so matter-of-factly in US media that you wouldn’t guess that many people in the world consider it to be torture. Plus: Despite ever-growing popularity, women’s sports just don’t seem to garner big-time media interest.
With Super Bowl Sunday approaching, expect plenty of media reports on the projected economic windfall for host city Glendale, Arizona. Last year, when the NFL announced that its big game would provide a $600 million boost to the New York/New Jersey economy, that figure promptly became a fixture in news coverage of the event (CNN, […]
The use of unnamed sources is widespread, even in places where it’s not necessary. But allowing an unnamed source to levy a threat, without having to put on the record who’s making the threat, is new to the sports venue game.
Much of the world is tuned into the World Cup. And while the drama on the field is on our TV screens, what about the wrenching political and economic upheaval in host country Brazil that has inspired millions to protest? That’s the World Cup story Dave Zirin has been reporting, he’ll join us to talk about it.
Also this week: The Supreme Court rulings in Hobby Lobby and Harris, though reportedly narrow, may have far-reaching impacts. Particularly as both almost exclusively affect working women. We’ll talk with Sarah Jaffe of In These Times.
Michael Sam may have just announced to the sports world that he’s a gay man, but it seems that it’s the NFL itself that may be forced to come out of its closet.
An interesting thing happened the last few days: A football player was attacked by the same, predictable racism that athletes usually have to endure when they speak out…and he won. Well, he won the game. His team, the Seattle Seahawks, are going to the Super Bowl and (despite a $7,875 fine from the National Football […]
When Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen won gold medals in the 200- and 400-meter individual medleys in London, she knocked a second off the world record, and five seconds off her personal best. But rather than applaud and admire her accomplishments, the media threw doubt and suspicion on Shiwen’s wins, leveling evidence-free accusations of drug use […]
