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Movements is an investigative news magazine devoted to social movemements. It is an attempt to further our understandings of movements and bridge "the gaps" between movements.
On this edition of movements we feature the pro-choice movement thirty years after Roe vs. Wade conservative personal politics threaten a women's right to choice.
After the introduction, listeners will hear Movement headlines, four minutes of updates from four different social movements around the globe. After a music break, our first guest is Lindsey Roitman from South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families. Host Emily Howard discusses the recent abortion ban defeated by South Dakota voters and the long term implications this group will have in the state. We then turn to a short music break before Movements travels to San Francisco where host Emily Howard speaks with the campaign director of the No on 85 efforts in the Bay Area. Proposition 85 was a parental notification initiative defeated by California voters. And that wraps it up for this edition of Movements!
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Movements is an investigative news magazine devoted to social movemements. It is an attempt to further our understandings of movements and bridge "the gaps" between movements. On this edition of movements we feature the pro-choice movement thirty years after Roe vs. Wade conservative personal politics threaten a women's right to choice. After the introduction, listeners will hear Movement headlines, four minutes of updates from four different social movements around the globe. After a music break, our first guest is Lindsey Roitman from South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families. Host Emily Howard discusses the recent abortion ban defeated by South Dakota voters and the long term implications this group will have in the state. We then turn to a short music break before Movements travels to San Francisco where host Emily Howard speaks with the campaign director of the No on 85 efforts in the Bay Area. Proposition 85 was a parental notification initiative defeated by California voters. And that wraps it up for this edition of Movements!
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| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grind | Erykah Badu | World Wide Underground. | 01:00 | ||
| Freedom of Choice | Ani DiFranco | 01:00 |
John Hingsbergen
Posted on March 29, 2007 at 05:12 PM | Permalink
Review of Movements
This is a good example of advocacy journalism with a clear and well defined point of view. Although this show is well done and creatively produced, it is not the "investigative journal" it claims to be. Emily Howard is a competent host and a decent interviewer but this is a program for those who already know what they think, not those who are rationally considering the issues.
Delivering on the promise to be a show about social movements, this episode features two interviews with advocates of the pro-choice movement. To the extent that the host and guests explore this topic together from one side of this issue, I suppose we can call this an "investigation." If this were a journalistically balanced program we'd hear at least something from the other side of the issue. This show preaches to the choir and leaves little room for differing opinions.
I am sure Emily is totally convinced of the "mission" to which she is committed. I personally admire and respect her idealism. I suggest that she could have more impact as a journalist in a more traditional sense, by helping listeners weigh the issues in a balanced fashion.
Having said all this, I must congratulate Ms. Howard for creating an upbeat presentation. This show is more cleverly packaged than many advocacy programs of its type.
Programmers should know that this show is dated by the news update at the beginning of the show and the references to the 2006 election and a promotion of an event scheduled to happen in December.