Strippers on film: battlers, showgirls and hustlers
As the star-studded Hustlers struts across our screens, we can reflect on how strippers have been portrayed since the beginning ...
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An 8-year-old made $22 million on YouTube, but most social media influencers are like unpaid interns
So far most of the indications are that the new economics of influencer marketing are not too different to the ...
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Companies promoting causes can be accused of ‘wokewashing’, in it for good PR
Brands connecting with social issues can be a win-win: Consumers become aware of important social issues that may lack media ...
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New media is misrepresenting women in Africa: What feminists can do
New media has turned out to be just like old, conventional media. It emphasises gender norms and portrays women as ...
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Cash for clicks: This model can’t be the future of journalism
Melbourne newspaper the Herald Sun plans to use cash bonuses to incentivise its journalists to lure more readers and hook ...
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Frozen was our most important feminist film but the sequel won’t have the same impact
“Elsa, the past is not what it seems.” The opening line from the latest Frozen II trailer invites us to ...
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