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Whereas the first five episodes of this series put the media under a microscope and looked at it through a variety of lenses, this final episode takes a different tack, focusing on how concerned citizens...

Critical Focus: "Gender and Sexuality in the Media"

This episode looks at the subject of portrayals of gender roles and stereotypes of sexuality in the media, asking what kinds of stereotypes are prevalent in the media, if they really do influence audiences...

Critical Focus: "Media Ownership"

This episode asks: How does media ownership affect content? The show starts with a brief overview of the mass media industry in America today in regards to corporate ownership and then discusses specific...

Critical Focus: "Media and War"

This program offers a fascinating discussion on the theme of media and war, including: How American media coverage of war has changed since Vietnam, how the media covered the run-up to the wars in...

Critical Focus: "Growing Up with Media"

What messages is the mass media sending our youth today, and how is it affecting them? How are today

Critical Focus: "Reclaiming the Media"

An interview with Johathan Lawson of "Reclaim the Media."

Critical Focus: "Off Color"

Leonard Baynes discusses in this interview how racial issues can be shaped by their portrayal in American mass media and how this misrepresentation can lead to gross inequities in daily life.

Critical Focus: "Rescuing Our Daughters"

Sharon Lamb speaks about her book "Packaging Girlhood", and discusses issues surrounding the mainstream media's portrayal of femininity.

Critical Focus: "Race and Media"

This episode explores a variety of interconnected issues, including: The effects of marginal and declining minority ownership of media; how racial depictions and stereotypes in the media are changing...

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