MEDIA PORTRAYALS
- Media reporting and commentary about men: 69% unfavorable, 12% favorable, and 19% neutral or balanced.
- Research summary: Media and Male Identity: The Making and Remaking of Men
- Editorials:
- Henry Makow: Food Giant Fosters Lesbian Chic
- Anthony Brock: Media Representation of Black Males in Education is Lacking
- Janice James, MBE: Why Propaganda Films Like Adolescence Are So Dangerous
- Press releases:
- January 20, 2026 – ICMB Launches “Celebrating Men” Podcast to Highlight Role Models and Rebrand the Male Narrative
- April 10, 2025 – Misrepresenting Boys and Men: How Media Bias Fuels Harm and Undermines Justice
- October 17, 2025 – Demanding Accountability: A Call for Retraction of the New Yorker’s Biased Report on Teen Suicide
- July 10, 2024 – The Media’s ‘Trashing’ of Boys and Men is Having Toxic Consequences
- Social media: Male Positive Media
- Video:
Strategies and Solutions:
- Courageously speak out when media accounts bias or misrepresent the truth.
- Email reporter directly and politely.
- Send a Letter to the Editor with a factual response to an article.
- Post factual rebuttals on social media.
- Educate the public about the positive impact of males in society.
- Illustrate the impact on family structure, highlighting statistics on children’s achievement.
- Promote personal stories of fathers, coaches, and other men who are creating positive environments.
- Hold discussion panels that highlight the importance of positive male impact.
- Welcome different points of view.
- Invite real people to share their personal stories.