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Join BMSG at APHA 2024

by: Heather Gehlert
posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Our sessions for APHA 2024 will equip advocates to communicate about difficult topics like the intersection of domestic violence and firearms, and the problematic narratives that have mischaracterized parks and green space as nice bonuses rather than as essential parts of a healthy community.

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The news about hunger revealed increased support for government assistance during COVID. Will it stay that way?

by: Heather Gehlert
posted on Thursday, May 04, 2023

During the pandemic, news coverage of food assistance became less stigmatizing. But, as the COVID emergency ends and hunger-related benefits expire under the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, will shame return to the conversation? Or will our public narratives continue to support those in greatest need?

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How The New York Times ceded the election narrative to Trump — and what their coverage should include instead

by: Lori Dorfman
posted on Friday, October 02, 2020

In letting Trump control the narrative, the Times and other media outlets lost the real election story: One of the longest and most vexing problems in United States elections is the large part of the electorate who does not vote. Where are the stories on that? Or the youth vote? Or efforts to combat voter intimidation and suppression? These stories are harder to tell but the health of our democracy depends on them.

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Join BMSG at APHA 2017

by: Daphne Marvel
posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2017

BMSG is presenting several sessions at this year’s APHA meeting. We’ll be sharing highlights from our recent research, ranging in topic from the intersection of trauma and race on social media to shifting the narrative around incarceration in Northern California.

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