"Media language is one of the most influential languages that we have in terms of taking a little event or a thing that happens in a place or time and then broadcasting it out to everybody so then that interpretation of the event is made the popular interpretation of the event.” -- Dr. Suzanne Wertheim, anti-bias consultant & researcher
Dr. Wertheim left her job as a professor of linguistics and anthropology at UCLA in 2011 and started her own research and consulting company. As part of her work, she advises media companies on how to take bias out of their language. Recently, she wrote about how some media companies she advised didn’t do a great job taking her advice. So how do you know if you’re listening to language in the media that is either softened or inflated? And how does it affect your perception of events? To learn more about her work: http://www.worthwhileconsulting.com/
"Media language is one of the most influential languages that we have in terms of taking a little event or a thing that happens in a place or time and then broadcasting it out to everybody so then that interpretation of the event is made the popular interpretation of the event.” -- Dr. Suzanne Wertheim, anti-bias consultant & researcher
Dr. Wertheim left her job as a professor of linguistics and anthropology at UCLA in 2011 and started her own research and consulting company. As part of her work, she advises media companies on how to take bias out of their language. Recently, she wrote about how some media companies she advised didn’t do a great job taking her advice. So how do you know if you’re listening to language in the media that is either softened or inflated? And how does it affect your perception of events? To learn more about her work: http://www.worthwhileconsulting.com/