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Statement from BMSG director Dr. Lori Dorfman on the Center for Digital Democracy’s report, ‘Does Buying Groceries Online Put SNAP Participants at Risk? How to Protect Health, Privacy, and Equity’

posted on Thursday, July 16, 2020

A report from the Center for Digital Democracy has found that the simple act of shopping for groceries online can put SNAP recipients at risk for exposure to manipulative marketing and online surveillance via “massive, ongoing data collection and personalized targeting.”

Study: News coverage presents inaccurate, stigmatizing view of abortion

posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2017

In an increasingly volatile political landscape, abortion is at the forefront of hotly contested public debates in the media and elsewhere. A new report from the Berkeley Media Studies Group and the Sea Change Program examines media coverage of the issue through a new lens — stigma. While researchers have investigated how news coverage reinforces stigma around a range of public health issues, from HIV to mental illness, this is the first time a national study has looked at how stigma appears in news coverage of abortion in the U.S.

Moving forward with media advocacy in the age of Trump

posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Following the election of Donald J. Trump as president, BMSG is moving forward, with our colleagues, to continue our collective, ongoing fight to improve the health of our communities. The fights will likely be more challenging in a Trump administration, but with a new generation of community advocates, we will continue to grow our movement toward a more just and inclusive society.

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