Journalist and media critic Jennifer Pozner spoke to students this winter about how women and girls are treated in the media and the effect this coverage has on female leadership. Ms. Pozner was the 2014 Margaret A. Johnson Speaker, a series that brings noted female leaders to campus each year. Ms. Pozner is executive director of Women In Media & News (WIMN), a media analysis, education and advocacy group. She is also managing editor of WIMN’s Voices, the popular group blog on women and the media. Her work has appeared in Newsday and the Chicago Tribune. She has appeared as a media commentator on NBC, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, NPR, and Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.”
“Media literacy is the strongest weapon we have against propaganda and manipulation in today’s media-saturated culture. There is also really interesting and diverse journalism happening. There has never before been a time when media and communications tools are as cheap and easy to use. You can create your own media, and you can change the conversation.”