posted on Monday, June 08, 2026
BMSG is excited to celebrate the leadership of two new co-directors, Pamela Mejia and Katherine Schaff. Their combined experience bridges research and practice, pairing deep expertise in media narratives and communication strategy with decades of experience advancing equity through institutional and narrative change. The dynamic duo are stepping into their co-director roles while Lori stays on as founder and continues to share her experience from leading the organization for 33 years.
posted on Thursday, May 30, 2024
Although domestic violence is a significant factor driving homelessness, news coverage that connects the two issues is rare, found a new study from researchers at the Berkeley Media Studies Group, a program of the Public Health Institute.
posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2023
The news about sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax campaigns frequently reported the health harms of SSBs and exposed the beverage industry’s outsized campaign spending, but rarely named the benefits of SSB taxes or how they can act as a tool for industry accountability, found a new study from researchers at BMSG, the University of California Berkeley’s School of Public Health, and the University of California San Francisco’s School of Medicine.
posted on Monday, August 14, 2023
A new BMSG study conducted alongside the University of Minnesota’s Division of Health Policy and Management, Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Wesleyan University found that news coverage of food insecurity during the pandemic may have helped reduce the stigma associated with government-funded food assistance programs. However, reporting was largely “color blind” and failed to discuss racial disparities in hunger.
