Aug
24
India Ink: Photojournalist Raped in Mumbai
Posted in: UncategorizedMumbai police arrested one man and identified four others for Thursday evening’s gang rape of a photojournalist in Lower Parel in Mumbai.
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Aug
04
Prison Life, Real and Onscreen
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Netflix show “Orange Is the New Black” takes artistic license with many details of prison life.
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Jul
24
Awaiting Another Top Editor, Essence Faces Identity Questions
Posted in: UncategorizedThe magazine’s next editor in chief will be confronted by a growing sense among some readers, bloggers and media analysts that Essence has lost its editorial direction.
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Jul
14
Media Decoder: Documentary Planned on Malala Yousafzai, Girl Shot by Taliban
Posted in: UncategorizedDavis Guggenheim, the documentary-maker behind “Waiting for Superman” and “An Inconvenient Truth,” is making a film about Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani education advocate.
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Jun
28
Facebook to Shield Ads From Offensive Content
Posted in: UncategorizedThe company said it would remove advertising from pages with content that might be offensive or controversial.
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May
31
A New Step in Wrestling With the Bra
Posted in: UncategorizedJockey, a major American manufacturer, has devised a new way to measure bra sizes to address a lament as old as the bra itself: many don’t fit.
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May
30
Facebook Says It Failed to Bar Posts With Hate Speech
Posted in: UncategorizedFacing pressure from women’s groups and its own advertisers, the site said it would overhaul its process for monitoring offensive content.
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May
13
Media Decoder: Equestria Girls, a My Little Pony Offshoot, in Its Movie Debut
Posted in: UncategorizedHoping to build on the popularity of My Little Pony, Hasbro plans a theatrical release as part of a campaign for its brand extension, Equestria Girls.
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May
02
British TV Personality Pleads Guilty to Sex Abuse of Girls
Posted in: UncategorizedStuart Hall, 83, admitted abuse of girls ages 9 to 17, which prosecutors said took place between 1967 and 1986.
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Apr
28
Mary Thom, a Chronicler of the Feminist Movement, Dies at 68
Posted in: UncategorizedMs. Thom, who was renowned for her sharp pen, was a former executive editor at Ms. magazine.
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Apr
28
City Room: Feminist Editor Dies in Motorcycle Accident
Posted in: UncategorizedMary Thom, 68, a renowned intellectual in the women’s movement who worked at Ms. magazine, was killed on Friday in Yonkers.
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Apr
19
Dove Ad on Women’s Self-Image Creates an Online Sensation
Posted in: UncategorizedA video focusing on Dove’s findings that only 4 percent of women consider themselves beautiful has been viewed more than seven million times on YouTube.
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Apr
16
Advertising: Tena Tries Fresh Terms for a Delicate Topic
Posted in: UncategorizedThe urinary incontinence brand is ditching absorbency descriptions in favor of what it calls lifestyle terms.
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Mar
18
Media Decoder: Advertising Research Foundation Gets Its First Female Leader
Posted in: UncategorizedGayle Fuguitt, a longtime research executive at General Mills, is to be introduced to the Advertising Research Foundation’s members on Monday.
Mar
08
Advertising: Vaseline Adds a Body Lotion Spray to Its Line
Posted in: UncategorizedVaseline is introducing a line of moisturizing body lotion sprays that it claims go on easily and do not mark clothing.
Mar
07
City Campaign Targeting Teenage Pregnancy Draws Criticism
Posted in: UncategorizedThe city’s public education effort speaks frankly about the increased chances that teenage mothers will become impoverished, but critics say it reinforces stereotypes.
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