Archives: Kathy Dobson

Friday, June 16, 2023

A new ALiGN Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Kathy Dobson

We're thrilled to announce that Dr. Kathy Dobson will be spending her academic year of 2023-2024 with the ALiGN Media Lab as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. An award-winning author, journalist, and scholar, Dr. Dobson’s research interests are in the area of media, justice, and political action, particularly focusing on political usages and... More

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

The Poverty Report: “It’s not something I really wanted to tell people”

What happens if you suddenly become disabled and unable to work and earn a living? That’s what recently happened to 19-year-old ‘Jess’ after he was seriously injured in a cycling accident. With a concussion and broken collar bone, Jess, who was formerly healthy and fit, was suddenly forced to do something he never expected... More

Monday, September 11, 2017

New bill robs the poor to feed the rich

Should people receiving social assistance be forced to accept work, with their benefits being cut if they turn down a job? And should the government be allowed to force these people to move to a different city in order to accomplish this?   Thanks to Bill-70, which was passed into law last November (2016),... More

Thursday, September 7, 2017

The Poverty Report: “What Makes Me Sad …”

  As part of a new ongoing series, “The Poverty Report: Systems, Narratives, and People,” Kathy Dobson recently sat down with two women, who have lived with poverty, and asked them two questions: What are some of the common misconceptions people seem to have about those living with poverty? What do you wish you... More

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Federal Government Plan Leaves Million Plus Children Behind: Why is the Media Celebrating This?

  When the federal government announced that the new Child Care Benefit (CCB) program will help lift 315,000 children out of poverty, I instantly wondered about the remaining million plus children left behind.  After all, if the government knew going in that we currently have almost a million and a half children living in... More

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