“Miss Representation” News Story
The documentary titled “Miss Representation”, which showcases how America’s youth is sold to the degrading of women in mass media, was shown in Rm. 189 of the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering Building at the San Jose State University campus on Thursday evening. The documentary screening was presented by San Jose State University’s department of Journalism and Mass Communications. Open to students of the university and surrounding communities, the premier was welcomed by Professor Gustavo of San Jose State who introduced the film with enthusiasm. “I’m excited for you all to watch this film,” said Gustavo. This was the first time the film was shown in the city of San Jose.
The film, written, directed and produced by Bay Area’s own Jennifer Siebel Newson, features multiple commentaries from Katie Couric, Gloria Steinman, Rachel Maddow, Nancy Pelosi, Condoleezza Rice, Margaret Cho, Rosario Dawson, and Jennifer L. Pozner of the feminist media watchdog group “Women In Media & News”.
Also featuring startling statistics of women belittled in society, the documentary “Miss Representation” presents publicized media images that demean and objectify women and other cultures at large.
Prior to the on-campus screening, the documentary had won and earned multiple awards at the renowned Sundance Film Festival, the premier showcase for independent films held each January in Park City, Utah and had its television debut on Oprah’s network channel OWN on October 21, 2011.
CEO and founder of MissRepresentation.org Jessica Newman also aims to extend the documentary’s motive beyond the screening to inform the public of the degrading of women through use of weekly podcasts, blogs and educational curricula posted on the documentary’s official website.
A panel discussion had also taken place after the documentary’s screening.
