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July 21: Katie Couric interviewed on feminism, racism and the media
In an interview on July 21st, Katie Couric stated that, in her experience, sexism is more prevalent than racism in American society today. She then insisted that this situation is unacceptable considering the fact that sexism is just as unforgivable as racism. Couric concluded the interview on a positive note by saying that, in her opinion, her media post and Hilary Clinton's run for president are steps in the right direction. Several short films from the Media That Matters Film Festival also represent steps in the right direction, due to their discussion of poignant gender-specific issues. These films include: As We Sleep, Face to Face: Stories from the Aftermath of Infamy, Rebel, Silence Speaks, Vision Test and We Were Humans from the Third Annual Media That Matters Film Festival; iThemba, Struggling to Survive, Seeds of Hope: South Africa, Novela, Novela and Dedicated To My Family from the Fourth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival; A Girl Named Kai from the Fifth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival; Slip of the Tongue, In the Morning, In Transit and A Girl Like Me from the Sixth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival; Grace and I'm Not A Boy from the Seventh Annual Media That Matters Film festival; and Perversion of Justice and Diana from the Eighth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival. For more interview on Katie Couric's interview on feminism, racism and the media, click here.
By, Christina Capatides
Published on July 21, 2008
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