Press

Press Inquiries

For press inquiries, please contact Amy at amy@missrepresentation.org

Press Releases

Don’t Buy It This Super Bowl Sunday – February 2, 2012

Press Mentions

2012

Filmmaker Criticizes Media Portrayal of Women

Harvard Crimson – February 10, 2012

VIDEO: Filmmaker Discusses “Miss Representation” of Women

MSNBC – February 9, 2012

This Year’s Most Female-Unfriendly Super Bowl Ads

BUST Magazine – February 7, 2012

Twitter Talks Back to Sexist Super Bowl Ads

Mother Jones – February 7, 2012

Super Bowl Sexism? #NotBuyingIt!

Change.org – February 5, 2012

Fashion Message: All Walks Beyond the Catwalk Supports Miss Representation

Vogue UK – February 2, 2012

2011

Best Documentary Films of 2011

HESO Magazine – December 16th, 2011

Look Pretty and Keep Quiet: The Message We Send Girls

Sydney Morning Herald – December 3rd, 2011

Jennifer Siebel Newsom: Another Political Family Gravitates to Documentary Film

Washington Post – December 1st, 2011

A Look At Media, Gender In ‘Miss Representation’

NPR – November 13th, 2011

‘Miss Representation’ Documentary Turns Lens on Media’s Negative Treatment of Women

ABC News – November 3rd, 2011

Jennifer Siebel Newsom Confronts Sexist Stereotypes with ‘Miss Representation’

7×7 – November 3rd, 2011

Miss Representation Highlights Youth Efforts to Fight Sexism in the Media

Vancouver Observer – October 24th, 2011

Q&A with With Jennifer Siebel Newsom

The Hill – October 24th, 2011

25 Alarm Bells for Women: Sounds from Miss Representation

Forbes – October 21st, 2011

‘Miss Representation’ Shows Ugly Side of Women in Media

Mother Jones – October 20th, 2011

Miss Representation: An Interview with Writer & Director Jennifer Siebel Newsom

The Huffington Post – October 20th, 2011

Does the media hate women?

The Daily Beast – October 20th, 2011

‘Miss Representation’ and the media

FOX Business – October 19th, 2011

Miss Representation: Jennifer Siebel Newsom on Her OWN Documentary at the Paley Center

LA Weekly – October 18th, 2011

Review: ‘Miss Representation’ Exposes An Ugly Truth That Needs To Be Seen

IndieWire – October 18th, 2011

Jennifer Siebel Newsom on Good Day LA

Good Day LA – October 16th, 2011

Jennifer Siebel Newsom on Her New Documentary, Miss Representation

Vogue – October 13th, 2011

Miss Representation Wins Audience Award at Palo Alto Film Fest

IndieWire – October 3rd, 2011

Filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom decries women’s show business image

Vancouver Sun - September 29th, 2011

Still a Man’s World

Uptown Magazine – September 28th, 2011

Miss Representation: Radio Feature

Maryland Morning – September 26th, 2011

‘Miss Representation’ Director Confronts Media’s View of Women

Salt Lake Tribune – September 20th, 2011

Through the Lens – Radio Interview with Jennifer Siebel Newsom

KUER, 90.1 – September 19th, 2011

‘Miss Representation’ Shows How Media Mistreats Women

Ms. Magazine – August 29, 2011

‘Miss Representation’ film addresses negative media images of women

Chicago Tribune – August 20, 2011

‘Miss Representation’: I Don’t Know How We Survive It

Pop Matters – August 17, 2011

Review – Miss Representation

Very Aware - August 10, 2011

How Should Society (and media) Depict Women?

Chicago Tribune – August 9th, 2011

Film Festival Review: Miss Representation

Stuff.co.nz – July 25, 2011

A Change of Heart: The Real Housewives Can Do Real Damage

The Huffington Post - July 18, 2011

Miss Representation: What Can Queerty Do Better To Represent Our Female Readership?

Queerty - June 16, 2011

Why Don’t We Have More Women in Public Office? Look at Who’s Running the Campaigns

The Huffington Post – May 23, 2011

Pretty Powerful

Stanford Magazine – May 26, 2011

When a guilty pleasure starts to hurt

Yes! Weekly – March 23, 2011

‘Voices’ Film Festival Discusses the Power of Women

The Huffington Post - March 4, 2011

OWN Acquires Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric Doc ‘Miss Representation‘

Hollywood Reporter – February 10, 2011

Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Picks Up ‘Miss Representation‘

Deadline New York - February 10, 2011

Sundance Review: Miss Representation

Hollywood Reporter – February 4, 2011

Facing up to the female power conundrum

Fortune – January 31, 2011

WMC interviews Jennifer Siebel Newsom at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival

Women’s Media Center – January 28, 2011

The politics of ‘Miss Representation’

Politico – February 2, 2011

Revolution at Sundance

The Huffington Post – January 31, 2011

Sundance film takes aim at US gender inequality

Agence France-Presse – January 30, 2011

Jennifer Siebel Newsom brought Miss Representation to Sundance

The Examiner (San Francisco) – January 30, 2011

Miss Representation Celebrity Panel at Sundance Film Festival

The Examiner (Los Angeles) – January 29, 2011

Documentary focuses on women’s roles in Movies, TV

KSL (NBC Affiliate) – January 27, 2011

‘Miss Representation’ director is aiming to change American Culture

Desert News – January 27, 2011

Miss Representation features High Powered Endorsements

Park Record – January 26, 2011

Look Who’s the Star Now

MSNBC – January 24, 2011

Sundance 2011: Is the media keeping women out of politics?

Los Angeles Times – January 23, 2011

Panel: ‘Family’ films not friendly to women

Desert News – January 23, 2011

Sundance documentary: Are you Miss Represented?

Salt Lake Tribune – January 23, 2011