Media Portrayals

MEDIA PORTRAYALS

• Media reporting and commentary about men: 69% unfavorable, 12% favorable, and 19% neutral or balanced.
  • 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
• Social media:
  • Male Positive Media
•  Video:
  • British Ads Are Dystopian Propaganda
  • What is a Man?  A Response to Media Bias Against Men.

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.
  • Invite men to share their personal stories.

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