by: Sandra Young
posted on Wednesday, July 03, 2013
The Texas senator’s marathon filibuster to block the most restrictive abortion bill in the country was hanging by a thread in the eleventh hour. The bill’s fate came down to support from advocates and a savvy social media strategy.
Tags: abortion, filibuster, media advocacy, public health, reproductive justice, SB-5, social media, Texas, Wendy Davis
by: Lezak Shallat
posted on Monday, July 01, 2013
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in Chile. An advocate explains how she leveraged Twitter to help enact Chile’s new indoor smoking ban, one of the most advanced tobacco control laws in the world.
Tags: Big Tobacco, Chile, cigarette advertising, indoor smoking ban, media advocacy, public health, Twitter for advocacy
by: Katie Woodruff
posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2013
How is media advocacy the same and how has it changed in the 20 years since BMSG opened its doors? Our former deputy director, Katie Woodruff, looks back on the evolution and shows what keeps advocates going over the long haul.
Tags: media advocacy, public health
by: Laura Nixon
posted on Thursday, December 06, 2012
In the midst of the holiday season, advocates are putting a focus on families front and center in their push to reform an unfair and incredibly expensive prison phone call system.
Tags: community health, FCC, framing, media advocacy, prison phone calls, prison system, public health
by: Lori Dorfman
posted on Monday, October 31, 2011
Writing BMSG’s inaugural blog forces me to take stock of where we are and where we’re going. Could I have even imagined a blog, or any of the other new media innovations, when we opened our doors 18 years ago? Back then I looked forward to getting my next email — imagine! — but never anticipated …
Tags: media advocacy, public health
