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Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:29 AM

Words we Shouldn't Use

Semantics (study of word meaning) is extremely important to minority communities. The words we use in stories to describe people can have a positive – or devastating - effect on them.LatinosPerhaps the one ethnic community that is hurt the most by the
posted by LeoLaurence | 8 Comments
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:27 AM

Unbalanced TV Coverage to Gay Stories

TV news coverage, at least by some stations in San Diego, is notoriously unbalanced in the coverage of issues involving major, gay civil rights issues like gay marriages.When the San Diego City Council recently voted to file an amicus curiae (friend-of-the-court)
posted by LeoLaurence | 5 Comments
Monday, October 08, 2007 9:38 AM

Many new disability-themed documentaries featured this fall

Disability has always been featured in documentary films but the focus seems to be growing with several high quality films making the film festival rounds this year.   At the Margaret Mead Film Festival at New York’s Museum of Natural History
posted by BethHaller | 4 Comments
Friday, October 05, 2007 8:59 AM

New film focuses on disability activist

A new film opening Oct. 26, “Music Within,” focuses on the true story of Richard Pimentel, who came home from the Vietnam War with a hearing impairment and became a disability activist.   The synopsis from the film’s Web site, http://www.musicwithinmovie.com/, 
posted by BethHaller | 2 Comments
Thursday, October 04, 2007 9:48 AM

New study about youth with disabilities

A new study about youth with disabilities: “Perceptions and Expectations of Youth With Disabilities. A Special Topic Report of Findings from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2” is available from the National Center for Education Statistics.This
posted by BethHaller | 37 Comments
Tuesday, October 02, 2007 10:13 AM

Journalist John Hockenberry returns to public radio

Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist John Hockenberry will host a new drive-time morning news program beginning in early 2008. The show will be co-produced by WNYC Radio and Public Radio International, in collaboration with multiplatform production
posted by BethHaller | 4 Comments