10.2190/258B-7CWH-TJ0Y-2YP8 258B7CWHTJ0Y2YP8 1 Sexual Harassment: Is the Media Manipulating the Facts? 1 14 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 258B7CWHTJ0Y2YP8.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=258B7CWHTJ0Y2YP8 1 Kimberly C. Pellegrino D.B.A. Jerry A. Carbo J.D. II Robert J. Pellegrino D.B.A. Cameron University Comell University 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 <i>MacKenzie v. Miller Brewing</i> (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.