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Journal
Journal of Individual Employment Rights
ISSN
1055-7512 (print) 1541-3799 (electronic)
Volume
8
Issue
1
Date
1/1/1999

Article Facts

Title
Sexual Harassment: Is the Media Manipulating the Facts?
DOI
10.2190/258B-7CWH-TJ0Y-2YP8
Authors
  • Kimberly C. Pellegrino
  • Jerry A. Carbo
  • Robert J. Pellegrino
Pages
1-14
Online Date
05/09/2002

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Sexual Harassment: Is the Media Manipulating the Facts?

Kimberly C. Pellegrino
Jerry A. Carbo
Robert J. Pellegrino

DOI: 10.2190/258B-7CWH-TJ0Y-2YP8

Abstract

This article examines the role the media plays in the issue of sexual harassment. Although media involvement in this issue is indirect, the impact the media has is very powerful because it can sway or alter our knowledge and beliefs. Therefore, the media performs a very important role in the sexual harassment issue. Specifically, this article analyzes the media coverage for what is reported and for what is not disclosed concerning sexual harassment. Media reports surrounding MacKenzie v. Miller Brewing (or, as the media likes to refer to it as, "the infamous Seinfeld case") and the recent Astra settlement with the EEOC are examined. A clear agenda begins to emerge regarding the media and sexual harassment. This article explores the media's subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) agenda concerning sexual harassment. Next, we examine why this agenda exists. We conclude by clarifying the real problems of sexual harassment and examining solutions that will work.

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