Private bodies, public stories
Since the end of last week I’ve been trying to take a step back from the media craziness. The Spitzer scandal and responding to the media around it was essentially all I did last week. As you might recall, I don’t work for any one organization, which meant that I could act fast on media […]
There is no list of 100 politicians, I promise
This morning I got a weird call from WBAI, a really terrific radio station in downtown Manhattan. They said they’d gotten a tip in a sketchy sounding message from a man this morning, saying that sex workers were preparing to release a list of 100 politicians in the United States who have hired sex workers. […]
Why sex workers aren’t represented in the media
A sampling from my inbox and phone queries today:
From Fox News:
“I am trying to find someone to explain how credit card payments work with escort services. Specifically, how do you make sure the name of the escort service does not show up on a credit card bill. If anyone can explain that I would be […]
On the Brian Lehrer show talking about prostitution
*EDIT*
Here’s the MP3!
If you’re interested in tuning in, I’ll be discussing whether or not prostitution should be legalized. Also on the show will be Emily Bazelon, who has a piece up on Slate this morning titled Why is Prostitution Illegal?
Click here for the show - it’s WNYC 93.9 FM in New York.
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