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Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.66,0:00:08.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The mainstream media is so full of right wing and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.32,0:00:12.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,centrist news coverage that many of us who
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.67,0:00:14.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,desire social change take to the internet to find
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.71,0:00:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out what's happening in the world
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.24,0:00:18.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Huffington Post a so called progressive
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.58,0:00:20.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,liberal newsblogs that you may have heard of
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.49,0:00:23.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was founded in 2005 by Arianna Huffington
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.30,0:00:25.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she wanted to create a liberal counterpoint to
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.57,0:00:27.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right wing sites such as the Drudge Report
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.54,0:00:29.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm all for liberal and progressive news blogs but
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.72,0:00:31.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the problem with HuffPo is they are continually
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.35,0:00:32.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,throwing women under the bus
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.83,0:00:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the website is dripping with sexism
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.68,0:00:38.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Progressive politics includes issues around
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.10,0:00:41.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,racism and sexism, class, disability and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.72,0:00:44.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sexuality. According to Alexa.com the Huffington
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.39,0:00:47.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Post is the 36th most viewed site in the US
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.94,0:00:50.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It beats out the Wall Street Journal and the LA
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.38,0:00:52.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Times. In order to entice viewers they use a tactic
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.71,0:00:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called Link baiting. It's any content within a
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.39,0:00:57.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,website design specifically to gain attention.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.69,0:00:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Linkbaiting is an internet marketing strategy that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.76,0:01:01.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,relies on sensationalism to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.50,0:01:03.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bring in viewers which then
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.31,0:01:05.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,generates more ad revenue. In this case they
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.52,0:01:07.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regularly show women's nipples, cleavage and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.59,0:01:09.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,asses in order to entice views, and they even
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.76,0:01:12.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have a section called Celebrity Skin because
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.10,0:01:13.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,apparently they aren't shy at all about their
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.97,0:01:15.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,objectification. And let's be clear now
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.94,0:01:18.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,objectification isn't just showing women's bodies
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.22,0:01:20.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's using women's bodies to sell something
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.49,0:01:22.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so in this case they're selling "real" news stories
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.96,0:01:25.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they are bringing people in by talking about
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.24,0:01:28.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,celebrity nipples and which female politician is
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.28,0:01:31.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hotter. They often have images of half naked
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.09,0:01:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,women right next to the "legitimate" news stories
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.92,0:01:36.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or they will feature a popular news story like the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.27,0:01:38.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one about the proposed mosque in New York City
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.77,0:01:41.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they will use a nearly full screen image of a
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.55,0:01:43.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,woman's body stratling a stripper pole
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.72,0:01:45.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is fundamentally an issue about racism in
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.66,0:01:47.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,America yet they're using a woman's body to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.23,0:01:49.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gain attention. Since it's a powerful image to use
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.77,0:01:52.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as linkbait, they used it repeatedly on the site
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.68,0:01:56.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over and over and over and over again
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.06,0:01:58.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This would of course bother me in general
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.83,0:02:01.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I'm specifically pissed off at this site because
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.34,0:02:03.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they claim to be liberal and progressive
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.27,0:02:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they are clearly not when it comes to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.38,0:02:07.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,women. They have categories like Obama, Sarah
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.42,0:02:10.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Palin, economy, housing, Glenn Beck, the war
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.09,0:02:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then they have an Entertainment section
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.90,0:02:14.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with categories like celebrity skin, sex tapes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.97,0:02:17.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lindsay Lohan, Jersey Shore, and these are all
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.75,0:02:19.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,readily and easily available, they show up
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.75,0:02:23.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regularly on the home page yet I have to dig
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.33,0:02:25.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to find Women's Rights tucked away
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.60,0:02:27.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the World section, which hardly ever shows up
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.54,0:02:30.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the front page. Apparently women's rights
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.48,0:02:32.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't rise to the level of importance as naked
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.56,0:02:34.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,celebrities.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.30,0:02:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is even more apparently on their
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.84,0:02:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Activism section which is also tucked away and
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.88,0:02:41.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hard to find because the first three featured
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.78,0:02:45.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,articles are of half naked women, you can thank
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.12,0:02:47.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,PETA for that one. Because of this it's not
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.10,0:02:49.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,surprising that women bloggers on the site are
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.24,0:02:51.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also treated with a similar disrespect. Although
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.64,0:02:53.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are female and feminist bloggers on
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.85,0:02:56.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Huffington Post they rarely get featured as
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.15,0:02:58.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,news items. So if it doesn't make it to the front
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.63,0:03:00.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,page or the front page of their respective
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.23,0:03:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sections it's going to get very few views because
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.74,0:03:05.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is so much content filtering through HuffPo
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.48,0:03:07.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everyday. Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.42,0:03:09.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did a study that found that only 23% of featured
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.62,0:03:10.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,content was written by women.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.96,0:03:13.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know what you are thinking, it was founded by
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.40,0:03:16.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a woman, a powerful woman and yes but Sarah
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.38,0:03:18.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Palin is also a powerful woman and look at how
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.85,0:03:21.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,disgraceful she is when it comes to women's
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.42,0:03:24.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rights. Just because it's female fronted doesn't
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.06,0:03:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,change the fact that it's structurally and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.64,0:03:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,institutionally excluding women from the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.58,0:03:31.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,intellectual sphere and most often only featuring
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.02,0:03:34.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,women as linkbait. The popularity of this site
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.56,0:03:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,serves to define progressive politics and they're
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.60,0:03:39.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saying that woman aren't really included in any
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.11,0:03:42.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,substantial capacity. Too often websites like the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.01,0:03:44.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Huffington Post gets to claim a progressive slant
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.25,0:03:46.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while treating women in ways that liberals would
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.49,0:03:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be pretty pissed off about if they saw it on Fox
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.00,0:03:51.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,News. Any progressive news site worth following
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.34,0:03:54.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,clearly and transparently includes race, gender,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.05,0:03:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sexuality, class and ability throughout the entire
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.72,0:03:58.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,site, not just when it's convenient for their
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.66,0:04:00.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,marketing strategy.