ColoradoBiz Magazine reports that SoCoAds.com is taking aim at Craigslist in southern Colorado. The new venture is backed by 12 broadcast stations and the Colorado Springs Independent. Categories of classified ads include vehicles, real estate, employment, rentals, merchandise, services and entertainment. Most ads are free. Notable categories that are excluded are “prostitution services and other questionable listings”.See also:New […]
Media Ethics
Boston Globe: “Spike in violence in middle schools raises concerns”
Yesterday’s Boston Globe notes that violence and sexual harassment are becoming more common in middle schools in Massachusetts. Specialists lay the blame in part on images and attitudes in media. Here are excerpts: Spike in violence in middle schools raises concernsEducators, police, and national school violence specialists struggle to explain rising violence among younger students, […]
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Ask the Valley Advocate to Stop Profiting from the Sexual Exploitation of Women
We have heard that the Valley Advocate, our local alternative weekly, prides itself on championing the cause of the underdog. Unfortunately, if that underdog is female, another champion will need to be found.In the back pages of the Advocate, and on their websites, you will find ads like the following:Escorts, Massage, or TVs/TS REBEKA Sweet, Sexy […]
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MSN UK: Pimp My Live
The world’s largest software company casually throws around the word “pimp” to sell people on Windows Live. It doesn’t get much more mainstream than that. When you consider what pimping is generally about–the abusive physical control of women to turn tricks for cash–it takes your breath away. Feel free to give Microsoft your opinion.See also:Realities […]
New York Times: “As Prostitutes Turn to Craigslist, Law Takes Notice”
As a follow up to Children for Sale on Craigslist, we are pleased to see that law enforcement is becoming savvy to the sex trade’s use of this venue. The New York Times reports on September 4: “Craigslist has become the high-tech 42nd Street, where much of the solicitation takes place now,” said Richard McGuire, […]
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Top 100 Anti-Porn Videos as Compiled by Anti-Pornography Activist Blog
Anti-Pornography Activist Blog has brought together 100 anti-porn videos and more for your convenient reference.“Playlist categories include documentaries, porn star interviews, anti-pornography conference videos, porn addiction/obsession videos, CP80 Internet porn solution videos, anti-porn book author interviews, videos of criminals influenced by porn, debates and panel discussions about pornography, anti-pornography activist videos, Girls Gone Wild and […]
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Media Influence: The Case of ADHD Drugs
An argument frequently employed by our detractors is that people are not affected by the media they consume (example: Bastante Already). A good example of just how influential media can be is provided by the American experience with ADHD drugs. Usage in this decade has soared along with advertising. And once again we see lawyers […]
Children for Sale on Craigslist
Far from being a relic of a barbarous past, slavery is big business in the present day. Not For Sale estimates that 27 million people are enslaved. Slave traders and sex businesses realize greater profits when they can use the media to recruit “personnel” and makes sales, and numerous outlets oblige them. In February, Not For […]
“New York Press No Longer Marketing Arm for Prostitution/Trafficking”
We are pleased to relay this press release from the New York City chapter of the National Organization for Women: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 6, 2007Sonia OssorioPresident, NOW-NYC212.627.9895New York Press No Longer Marketing Arm for Prostitution/Trafficking Industry (PDF)New Owner Manhattan Media Committed to NOW-NYC’s Trafficking Free, NYC! CampaignNew York, New York – Under the new ownership of […]
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Moving from Shrill Debates to Consensus: “Political Charity”
Cass Sunstein is a constitutional law scholar who teaches at the University of Chicago. He takes a strong interest in how debates are evolving in new media. He observes that people frequently separate themselves into distinct online camps, drive off people who don’t conform, and vilify the opposition. This is a poor way to achieve a […]
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