Jennifer Pozner is an American author,

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feminist,

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, and public speaker. In 1996, Pozner graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism,

media criticism Media studies is a discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history, and effects of various media; in particular, the mass media. Media Studies may draw on traditions from both the social sciences and the humanities, but mostl ...

and

women's studies Women's studies is an academic field that draws on feminist and interdisciplinary methods to place women's lives and experiences at the center of study, while examining social and cultural constructs of gender; systems of privilege and oppress ...

from

Hampshire College Hampshire College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1970 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley: Amherst College, Smith College, Mo ...

Career

Pozner is the founder and executive director of Women in Media and News (WIMN), a media analysis, education and advocacy groups, editor of WIMN's Voices, a blog on women and media, and author of ''Reality TV Bites Back: The Troubling Truth About Guilty Pleasure TV''. Pozner serves on the board of editors of ''In These Times'' magazine and has appeared in corporate media outlets such as, ''

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'', ''

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'' and the ''

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''; independent magazines such as, '' Ms. Magazine'', ''

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'' and ''Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture''; and online media such as, ''Women's Enews'',

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, and

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as a professional media critique.

Early career

Before founding WIMN, she was director of the Women's Desk for the media watchdog group

Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) is a progressive left-leaning media critique organization based in New York City. The organization was founded in 1986 by Jeff Cohen and Martin A. Lee. FAIR monitors American news media for bias, inaccu ...

(FAIR) (1999–2001), wrote for ''Extra!magazine'' and was a columnist for the feminist newspaper ''Soujourner: The Women's Form'' (1997–2000). She founded WIMN in 2001. Pozner advocates against

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and misogynistic representations of women in popular culture working as a media commentator for:

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, CNN,

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MSNBC MSNBC (originally the Microsoft National Broadcasting Company) is an American news-based pay television cable channel. It is owned by NBCUniversala subsidiary of Comcast. Headquartered in New York City, it provides news coverage and political ...

, ABC News Now, GRITtv,

Democracy Now! ''Democracy Now!'' is an hour-long American TV, radio, and Internet news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman (who also acts as the show's executive producer), Juan González, and Nermeen Shaikh. The show, which airs live each weekday at ...

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and

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. Additionally, she has served as an adviser for and has been featured in several documentaries films, including '' I Was A Teenage Feminist and Miss Representation.'' Jennifer produced and co-wrote "Reality Rehab with Dr. Jenn," a satirical web series which promotes media literacy and has been used in countries worldwide. She also won the "Voice of Women" award at the 2017 Women's Choice Awards which honored her work promoting positive portrayals of women and girls in the media.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pozner, Jennifer 1974 births Living people 21st-century American women writers American feminists American media critics American women critics American women non-fiction writers 21st-century American non-fiction writers Hampshire College alumni