Guest lecture at Dominican University on gun violence narratives in the news
Date: Feburary 13, 2019
BMSG events
California Wellness Foundation training in Oakland
Date: Feburary 06, 2019
California Wellness Foundation training in Oakland
BMSG’s Shaddai Martinez Cuestas and Fernando Quintero gave a training at the Public Health Institute for California Wellness Foundation grantees. This February session covered media advocacy 101 …San Francisco Department of Public Health training
Date: January 29, 2019
San Francisco Department of Public Health training
BMSG’s Shaddai Martinez Cuestas gave a training for the San Francisco Department of Public Health Community Health Equity & Promotion (CHEP) program. The session focused on strategic storytelling …Women Against Gun Violence roundtable discussion
Date: January 16, 2019
Women Against Gun Violence roundtable discussion
BMSG’s Pamela Mejia traveled to Los Angeles to present at a Women Against Gun Violence roundtable on how the news media and entertainment cover gun violence in America. As part of the talk, she discussed …CALCASA training on making the case for prevention
Date: January 08, 2019 - January 09, 2019
CALCASA training on making the case for prevention
BMSG’s Pamela Mejia and Shaddai Martinez Cuestas gave a two-day training in Sacramento with the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) to help staff from rape crisis centers across …APHA 2018 Annual Meeting and Expo
Date: November 10, 2018 - November 14, 2018
APHA 2018 Annual Meeting and Expo
This year at APHA, BMSG is presenting research on a range of topics, from violence prevention to the child welfare system to racial equity in the news. The theme of this year’s conference, “Creating …What’s in a frame? Framing and effectively communicating about sexual violence in Missouri
Date: November 02, 2018 - November 14, 2018
What’s in a frame? Framing and effectively communicating about sexual violence in Missouri
The BMSG team gave a training in Columbia, Missouri, to help educators, advocates, law enforcement, and others communicate more effectively about sexual violence prevention. Thanks to Missouri Partners …How typical news narratives undermine the public’s health
Date: October 25, 2018 - November 14, 2018
How typical news narratives undermine the public’s health
Research shows that in the U.S. most people think that individuals are masters of their own destiny. These values extend to people’s perceptions about health: Their gut-level assumption — the default …Using media advocacy to create healthy communities
Date: October 18, 2018 - November 14, 2018
Using media advocacy to create healthy communities
BMSG’s strategic communications specialists Shaddai Martinez Cuestas and Michael Bakal gave a training in San Jose, where they spent the day with Tulare County’s Friday Night Live group leaders …ACEs conference 2018
Date: October 17, 2018 - November 14, 2018