tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post5379867551101935098..comments2023-09-17T00:52:27.888+10:00Comments on Girl With a Satchel: Media Study: Bingle v Markson, Fraser-Kirk v McInnes, and sexism in the Australian mediaErica Bartle (nee Holburn)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03115131016810116605noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-84417473100810152942010-12-13T11:54:54.979+11:002010-12-13T11:54:54.979+11:00"It's refusing to buy into the degradatio..."It's refusing to buy into the degradation of women (or, indeed, men) through opportunistic exploitation of their private lives; not buying publications that ridicule the vulnerable and lionise the powerful; choosing to say "That's not right" when we see images of women pitted against women, or women treated in a way that undermines their humanity; and turning off trashy TV that profits from turning people into convenient, trivialised caricatures for our mind-numbing consumption." <br />BRILLIANT piece Erica. It's heart breaking to see people built up or cut down at the whim of members of the media.<br />It's a terrible cycle, media outlets saying those stories sell and the public saying this is what the media serves up. <br />For example, so many people are quick to say shows like ACA or TT are unethical and misguided, but they then rate over 1 million viewers every night. Someone must be watching. It's a vicious cycle which preys on the vulnerable.<br />It's inspiring to know there are people like you out there spreading the message that it's not ok and we need to stand against it.Serenahttp://www.prettyfluffy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-36973498320148319632010-12-09T11:10:41.509+11:002010-12-09T11:10:41.509+11:00Great piece, Erica. There's so much to be said...Great piece, Erica. There's so much to be said on this issue. The misogyny in the Australian media, especially in terms of gossip and on television, is quite startling and rarely tackled.Francesca Newbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-47649474972687088172010-12-08T18:15:39.301+11:002010-12-08T18:15:39.301+11:00This is a great piece Erica. I hated the way the m...This is a great piece Erica. I hated the way the media demonised Lara Bingle and tried to paint Fraser-Kirk as a ditzy goldigger. The phrase "she was asking for it" may be my least favourite in the world. Thanks for writing about this issue and keeping it in the public domain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-45247502858947954312010-12-08T12:40:58.592+11:002010-12-08T12:40:58.592+11:00Erica, once again you have outdone yourself with a...Erica, once again you have outdone yourself with another articulate and thoughtful post on the 'power' of the media as I like to call it, a power that I believe they really shouldn't have.<br /><br />A great example of what I mean really came home to me when I was reading Dannii Minogue's book "My Story", she nearly gave herself a "miscarriage" because the media found out she was pregnant when she was only a few weeks along ... for them not to print the story she had to go and 'prove' (with paperwork) that she was and how far along because there is legislation (I believe) that says pregnancy stories can't be reported until they are 12 weeks along ... she was in the UK on her own at the time and couldn't get hold of Kris to discuss what to do, it was distressing to read and she seemed to accept that the circumstances was 'normal' ... I don't. And then other story was one that she reportedly had HIV, and they had a source who was more reputable than Dannii herself and she then had to go and get an HIV test to 'prove' once again with paperwork that didn't have HIV so they wouldn't print the story.<br /><br />I just find it absolutely astounding that media can have that type of power over celebrities lives ... and when they are wrong they print the tiniest retraction but it's too late, the retraction is a moot point by then.<br /><br />To be honest, I really feel that some aspects of the media industry need to have a good hard look at themselves, they are out of control and are not thinking before they report ... they report on so much information that is none of their business or ours and of no public interest, they will crash and burn everyday people's lives just so they can make money from the headline ... what happened to integrity, compassion and the good ol' moral compass?<br /><br />I know this is a generic statement, not all media are like that but I really feel the industry has lost its way, it's caught up in the hyperbole of sensationalism.<br /><br />Not all publicity is good publicity I'm afraid, it's distressing to the person involved, how do they think they would feel seeing themselves as a ridiculous headline as part of a story that it's true or construed to sound worse than it is? They need to connect to the human aspect of life again.<br /><br />SamSamnoreply@blogger.com