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SENSATIONALIZED SEX: MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Posted on April 9, 2015

In last week’s blog, There Is such A Thing as Bad Publicity (see below), I wrote about the media’s use of language that often leads to misconceptions about human trafficking. This week I continue this focus by looking at the media outlets common use of sensationalized text, because in our society sex sells. It is no surprise […]

THERE IS SUCH A THING AS BAD PUBLICITY: MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN MICHIGAN

Posted on April 2, 2015

We have all heard of the phrase, ‘there is no such thing as bad publicity,’ which is accredited to Phineas T. Barnum, the 19th century American showman and circus owner. However, the idea that publicity can do no harm is very disputable. During my immigration policy senior seminar last semester, I researched four common human […]