Love is respect - National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline » MTV http://www.loveisrespect.org Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:53:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 MTV Addresses Physical Fight on “Jersey Shore” http://www.loveisrespect.org/2009/12/14/mtv-addresses-physical-fight-on-%e2%80%9cjersey-shore%e2%80%9d/ http://www.loveisrespect.org/2009/12/14/mtv-addresses-physical-fight-on-%e2%80%9cjersey-shore%e2%80%9d/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:16:31 +0000 admin http://www.loveisrespect.org/?p=939 70x53You all may have heard the buzz about a horrible scene in an upcoming episode of MTV’s reality show Jersey Shore where a female gets punched by a male at the bar. Shocking footage of the incident has been circulating online and MTV has decided to run a domestic violence PSA after the episode airs.

loveisrespect CEO Sheryl Cates has also released a statement condoning MTV’s decision to air the scene. “We applaud MTV for partnering with us to provide resources and help to members of their audience who may be experiencing violence in their relationships or lives.”

]]> http://www.loveisrespect.org/2009/12/14/mtv-addresses-physical-fight-on-%e2%80%9cjersey-shore%e2%80%9d/feed/ 7 MTV launches “A THIN LINE” initiative to decrease spread of digital abuse http://www.loveisrespect.org/2009/12/03/mtv-launches-%e2%80%9ca-thin-line%e2%80%9d-initiative-to-decrease-spread-of-digital-abuse/ http://www.loveisrespect.org/2009/12/03/mtv-launches-%e2%80%9ca-thin-line%e2%80%9d-initiative-to-decrease-spread-of-digital-abuse/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:17:30 +0000 admin http://www.loveisrespect.org/?p=899 logomtvWe are so excited to announce that our live chat function will be featured as a direct link on MTV’s website. This will occur as part of MTV’s “A THIN LINE.” This initiative seeks to empower youth to identify, respond to and stop the spread of digital abuse. Digital abuse refers to behaviors such as sexting, cyber-bullying and digital dating abuse. According to a study released by MTV and the Associated Press, 50 percent of 14-24 year olds have been the target of some form of digital abuse, and 3 in 10 have engaged in “sexting.” If you haven’t experienced this abuse yourself, there is a good chance one of your close friends has.

MTV’s “A THIN LINE” will be putting out a lot of on-air specials, PSAs and a lot of cool online and mobile tools. We are proud to partner with MTV on this initiative with other digital abuse experts including Facebook, the Family Violence Prevention Fund, Liz Claiborne, Inc., DoSomething.org and more. Their website has really fun features including an interactive quiz, a “Redraw the Line Challenge” and great resources, so be sure to check out ATHINLINE.org!

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