Jennifer Pozner is an American author,
intersectional feminist,
media critic, and public speaker. In 1996, Pozner graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism,
media criticism and
women's studies from
Hampshire College
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.
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, ''
Newsday'', ''
Chicago Tribune
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'' and the ''
Boston Phoenix''; independent magazines such as, ''
Ms. Magazine'', ''
The American Prospect'' and ''Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture''; and online media such as, ''Women's Enews'',
AlterNet, and
Salon
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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 (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
sexist and misogynistic representations of women in popular culture working as a media commentator for:
NBC News
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,
CNN,
Fox News,
MSNBC,
ABC News Now,
GRITtv,
Democracy Now!,
National Public Radio and
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. 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.''
Pozner 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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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