Media Outlets are Obsessed With Proclaiming Their Objectivity. That's the Wrong Goal

CBC’s personal use policy now extends to people’s likes on social media—at least, as they relate to Israel and Palestine. It’s a clear attempt to project ‘objectivity,’ a much-lauded journalistic value that has never actually existed.

MediaStacy Lee KongDecember 1, 2023Palestine, Israel, CBC, Global, New York Times, Washington Post, Bisan Owda, Pleastia Alaqad, Motaz Azaiza, George Floyd, Candis Callison, Jazmine Hughes, Jamie Lauren Keiles

Dear Taylor Swift, Why Are You Like This?

It looks like TSwift is dating the (extremely problematic) 1975 frontman Matty Healy, and there’s been some disagreement about whether that’s a problem. Allow me to clear it up for you.

CelebrityStacy Lee KongMay 19, 2023Taylor Swift, Bridgerton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Dylan O'Brien, Zayn Malik, Matty Healy, George Floyd, Ice Spice, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Nicki Minaj, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Katie Couric

Let’s Unpack the Way Media Has Been Covering Jordan Neely’s Death

Dehumanizing language, passive voice, inaccuracies—journalists got so many things wrong in their coverage of this killing.

MediaStacy Lee KongMay 5, 2023Jordan Neely, Michael Jackson, George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, Elijah McClain, Michael Brown, Oscar Grant, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, Takeoff, TMZ, King Charles

Does Danielle Graham Know She Can Advocate for Herself Without Vilifying a Black Man?

Graham is suing Bell Media for gender discrimination in part because a Black man was promoted to a role she thought was hers.

MediaStacy Lee KongJune 17, 2022Danielle Graham, Tyrone Edwards, Drake, Ben Mulroney, Jessica Mulroney, George Floyd, Sasha Exeter, Jennifer Valentyne, John Derringer, Manisha Krishnan, Supriya Dwivedi, Harry Styles

How Pepsi and Kendall Jenner Changed The Way Brands Talk About Social Justice

Five years after Pepsi’s infamous Live for Now ad, companies have learned to be much savvier when incorporating social movements in their marketing strategies. But how much has really changed?

MediaStacy Lee KongApril 12, 2022Kendall Jenner, Marc Jacobs, Jackie Aina, George Floyd, Donald Trump

Breaking: Unremarkable White Woman Quits Job, Cites Too Much Diversity

This week, former CBC journalist Tara Henley went viral for a resignation post on her new Substack that claims the broadcaster is "too woke."

MediaStacy Lee KongJanuary 7, 2022Tara Henley, Dave Chappelle, Bari Weiss, Glenn Greenwald, Matt Taibbi, George Floyd, Audie Cornish, Jessica Simpson

Want to Understand How Power Works? Just Look at the Grammys.

It impossible to think about Marilyn Manson’s recent Grammy nomination without also considering Janet Jackson’s post-Nipplegate shaming—and Justin Timberlake’s career triumphs.

Videos of Police Brutality May Lead to Convictions, But They’re Also Trauma Porn

If there was no video, Derek Chauvin likely wouldn’t have been found guilty of murdering George Floyd. But how do we share videos of police brutality without also commodifying Black death?

JusticeStacy Lee KongApril 23, 2021George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, Darnella Frazier, Adam Toledo, Ma'Khia Bryant, Daunte Wright, Demi Lovato

How to Talk to Your Family and Friends About Abolishing the Police

Forget reform. It’s time to start talking to our loved ones about abolition, because I honestly believe it’s the only solution to police brutality.

What Your Asian Friends Need Now Is Solidarity

Here’s where you can donate, what you should read and what else you can do to take action against anti-Asian racism.

Justice, MediaStacy Lee KongMarch 19, 2021Woody Allen, Anna Wintour, Alexi McCammond, Regis Korchinski-Paquet, Tony McDade, George Floyd, Daoyou Feng, Julie Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Xiaojie Tan, Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels

These Were The Pop Culture Stories I Couldn't Stop Thinking About This Year

These are the biggest stories, worst takes, celebrity heroes and pop culture villains that caught our attention in the approximately 172 months that made up 2020.

How to Be A Good Ally To Your Black Friends

This week’s news cycle has been heavy—especially for Black people. Here’s what non-Black POC, Indigenous and white people can do to help.

JusticeStacy Lee KongMay 29, 2020Regis Korchinski-Paquet, Tony McDade, George Floyd, Christian Cooper, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Janelle Monae, Shaun King, Justin Trudeau, Houdini, Steve Buscemi, Lil Nas X, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Halsey

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