About the Author

Jennifer L. Pozner is a media critic, journalist, activist and founder/ executive director of Women In Media & News (WIMN), a media analysis, education and advocacy organization. A noted public speaker, Pozner has conducted interactive multimedia presentations and participated in panels and debates at dozens of high schools, colleges, and conferences across the United States. She has been published in Newsday, Chicago Tribune, Ms. Magazine, Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture, In These Times, Alternet, and Salon, and has appeared on CNN, FOX, MSNBC, ABC News Now, GRITtv, PBS, NPR, and The Daily Show. She enjoys Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, improv comedy, facilitating media literacy workshops, and winning arguments against blowhards like Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, and Joe Scarborough.