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Showing posts with label media. Show all posts

Saturday, May 25, 2019

Alabama won't air 'Arthur' gay marriage episode



Alabama Public Television says it won't air an episode of the children's show "Arthur" that featured a same-sex marriage.

"Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone" aired as the premiere for the show's 22nd season on May 13. But not in Alabama.

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Wednesday, April 05, 2017

Films Like ‘The Boss Baby’ Can Be Painful for Adoptees and Foster Kids

During family movie night some years ago, in an effort to spare my daughters’ delicate sensibilities, I lunged for the remote control to stifle “Jerry Maguire” during a sex scene I’d forgotten all about. What I managed to hit was the fast-forward button. What ensued onscreen might be described as high-speed porn.


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Wednesday, March 08, 2017

Facebook ‘did not remove child abuse images despite warnings’

Facebook has been accused of failing to remove dozens of sexualised pictures of children from its website despite being alerted to their presence.

The tech and publishing company has come under fire for allegedly allowing “deeply disturbing” material on its platform and instead of removing it, reporting the journalists who exposed the images to police.

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Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Social workers told to limit remarks to media

State officials have warned social service workers they could face disciplinary action "up to and including dismissal" for talking to the news media without permission.

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Sunday, April 24, 2016

Australian mother, TV crew jailed in botched child ‘recovery’ return from Lebanon

Australian mother Sally Faulkner just wanted to bring her two young children home again, but she instead wound up in a Lebanese jail and embroiled in a controversy involving an current affairs program and a man hired to snatch her kids off a Beirut street.

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

State to pay $250K to newspapers over child abuse records

The state will pay a $250,000 penalty to Kentucky's two largest newspapers to settle a lawsuit over obtaining records of child abuse deaths and serious injuries.

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Saturday, December 05, 2015

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

The Top 5: Most Secretive Child Welfare System's in the United States

So this past Sunday, I took sort of a snap shot of the US Child Welfare Systems, and what they had been up to or what the people have been concerned with over the last few months.  Based on the information I collected in my notebook, I have uncovered certain trends.  The first of those trends I wrote about on this past Sunday.  Not everybody agrees with my findings, but they are subject to change at any time and are only a reflection of the most recent information.

Today I would like to bring your attention to another trend I noticed in the data I collected.  That would be the opposite extreme, the quiet or more secretive states.  All Child Welfare systems should have some level of transparency so that the public knows what's going on.  Many of these systems however, have systematically been able to avoid public scrutiny for years.  Some more than others and the Top 5 will be listed here now.


Number 5: Idaho
We haven't actually heard very much from this state as of late and when we do it's usually an opinion piece or somebody getting arrested for abusing a foster child.  I'm not saying that this state doesn't have it's share of problems, just that they are really good at sweeping them under the rug.
Number 4: North Dakota
North Dakota was having some issues with child welfare on an Indian reservation and turnover rates a couple years back but that has faded into the past.  We haven't heard much from them since.  
Number 3: Delaware
Because I'm running a news blog, I can only work with what CPS gives me.  I try to give every state or country the opportunity to make this blog with their fraud, failures and fuck-ups and I do so as fairly as I can.  Delaware comes in at Number 3 because in the last 5 years, there has been nothing to come out of that state in terms of news.  Nothing.  With the exception of a ban on spanking back in 2012, a case where a CPS Agent said, give me sex or I'll take your kid, and a couple of foster care abuse cases, we wouldn't know the states child welfare system even exists.
Number 2: New Hampshire
New Hampshire could be compared to a trap door spider, waiting for his prey or a cop hiding on a dark road waiting for a speeder to go buy.  The New Hampshire child welfare system is a state of pure evil that hides in the shadows and pounces on it's victims leaving a trail of heartbreak and anger.  Thanks to the work of Unhappy Grammy we know this, but you can forget about staying informed via any major news paper.

And the Number 1 most secretive child welfare system in the country is...

Number 1: Wyoming 
Wyoming's CPS has flown under the radar for as long as I've been at this.  Making Legally Kidnapped a whopping 17 times, since the beginning, the state keeps it's secrets well.

The First Amendment of the Constitution is put into place so that the government would be subject to checks and balances.  The people need to know.  If they aren't aware of what a mess Child Welfare in the United States really is then the agencies will continue to get away with it for a good long time.


Monday, June 15, 2015

Child sexual abuse in the entertainment industry

Child sexual abuse in the entertainment industry

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse would like to hear from anyone who has experienced, or has information regarding, child sexual abuse in institutions in the entertainment industry.

Monday, March 02, 2015

Be cautious about issues of children, media told

Be cautious about issues of children, media told

Mediapersons in the district were cautioned against overzealous reporting of child-related issues, including child abuse, by blindly following the information provided by sources.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

New KFC advert ruffles feathers

New KFC advert ruffles feathers

Foster carers and adoptive families who took exception to the new KFC TV advert took to social media to express their views as it hit their screens this week. The ad shows a boy with his social worker, arriving in a foster/adoptive family for the first time to a KFC dinner, and then whizzes through the highlights of his growing up in that family, playing football, getting a girlfriend, graduating... and then returning as an adult to visit his family for another KFC bargain bucket.


Saturday, February 14, 2015

What is a Conspiracy Theory? What is the Truth?


According to Paul Craig Roberts (2011), the conspiracy theory concept “has undergone Orwellian redefinition”…
A “conspiracy theory” no longer means an event explained by a conspiracy.  Instead, it now means any explanation, or even a fact, that is out of step with the government’s explanation and that of its media pimps…. 
In other words, as truth becomes uncomfortable for government and its Ministry of Propaganda, truth is redefined as conspiracy theory, by which is meant an absurd and laughable explanation that we should ignore.
Fiction becomes fact.


Monday, February 02, 2015

Nationwide's Dark, Depressing Super Bowl Ad Causes Outrage on Twitter

Nationwide's Dark, Depressing Super Bowl Ad Causes Outrage on Twitter

Usually, there are two types of Super Bowl ads. There are the really funny, silly ones that make us laugh. And then there are the touching, heartwarming ones that make us well up a bit.


Friday, December 26, 2014

MTV has done more for the US teen birthrate than decades of policy

MTV has done more for the US teen birthrate than decades of policy

When 16 and Pregnant debuted in 2009—followed soon after by its spinoff Teen Mom—critics decried it as the ultimate in exploitative programing. Pundits declared that turning unmarried teenage mothers into celebrities would glamorize what society knew and data demonstrated was a destructive behavior. This pair of shows is often cited as the most crass of the reality genre, making entertainment out of the serious emotional problems and poor life choices of its subjects. Amber Portwood, one of the season one stars, was arrested and convicted for a domestic violence incident shown on the show. Farrah Abrams, another season one star, has been arrested for drunk driving and has launched a porn career. It is hard to imagine anyone arguing that two shows seemingly focused from the outset on documenting inevitable trainwrecks could  make any kind of positive impact on the lives of its audiences.


Wednesday, November 26, 2014

SCIENTIFIC PROOF THAT PUBLIC DEBATE IS DOMINATED BY STUPID PEOPLE

SCIENTIFIC PROOF THAT PUBLIC DEBATE IS DOMINATED BY STUPID PEOPLE

Have you ever picked up a newspaper, read a story about the teaching unions and thought: how on earth did these people get into positions of influence? Why is everyone so stupid? Well, you're not alone. And, if a graph that landed on my desk yesterday is right, there's a scientific basis for your frustration: you're probably a lot smarter than they are.


Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Daniel Pelka: Council drive to attract social workers branded 'exploitative'

Daniel Pelka: Council drive to attract social workers branded 'exploitative'

A recruitment campaign using the high-profile case of a dead child in a bid to attract social workers has been branded "exploitative".
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But critics have said the use of Daniel's name was in "bad taste".

Saturday, March 22, 2014

State Lawmakers Vow To Tackle Troubled Child Welfare System Following Miami Herald Series

State Lawmakers Vow To Tackle Troubled Child Welfare System Following Miami Herald Series

The Miami Herald recently published its “Innocents Lost” series—a heartbreaking and thorough look at the state’s troubled child welfare system. In the wake of this reporting, state lawmakers have vowed to make a serious effort to rectify the situation.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Judge: State must pay newspapers $301,000 to cover legal bills in child-abuse records dispute

Judge: State must pay newspapers $301,000 to cover legal bills in child-abuse records dispute

The state must pay $301,783 to Kentucky's two largest newspapers to cover their attorneys' fees in a court fight over records about children killed or badly hurt from child abuse, a judge ruled Tuesday.

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