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Ask Bonnie Erbé

To the Contrary has been bringing the female perspective to PBS for 18 years.  The news analysis series serves as a forum for women to discuss national and international news, politics and political agendas. 

This week, we welcome To the Contrary host Bonnie Erbé to the Inside PBS blog to answer your questions.  Erbé is an award-winning journalist with decades of experience covering issues relating to women, families and minority communities.  A contributing writer to Scripps Howard Newspapers and USNews.com, Erbé also has a novel in the works focused on Washington, DC based religious symbolism. 

Erbé’s range of interests and expertise is so vast that she’ll be our guest for the next two weeks.  Leave your questions for Erbé below and I’ll select 5 for her to answer.  Check back after Thanksgiving to read her answers.

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Hour Long

On November 17th, 2009 Michele said:

Can To the Contrary become an hour long show?

ACORN

On November 17th, 2009 Ann Marie Testa said:

Hi Bonnie,

I was interested in any follow-up thoughts to your 2008 blog post (link below) that you might have regarding ACORN and how this has all played out for them, you know the history of the Republicans going after them and now their funding being pulled even prior to any investigation and also aare the any comparable agencies that receive funding and yet have a political arm? Thanks! http://www.usnews.com/blogs/erbe/2008/10/10/obamas-acorn-connection-to-v...

Mothers & Daughters

On November 22nd, 2009 Lindsay said:

What do you think mothers can and should do to get their young daughters more interested in news and issues than boys and fashion?

Sexism in American Culture

On November 23rd, 2009 Frankie said:

Hi Bonnie, Do you think sexism in our culture is nearing a tipping-point? Are Americans becoming more aware of it's dangers after witnessing how Hillary Clinton was brutalized in the media, during her campaign? Is there a smart way to address this issue & avoid setting-off the knee-jerk response to anything that looks like political correctness? -- Personally, I think we need to start woman-to-woman. We need to stop competing & start mentoring. If we get serious about respecting & promoting each other, everything else follow. - Thanks for considering my question (and my little rant.) All the best!

Everyone is a publisher these days

On November 30th, 2009 Audrey said:

What do you think of all the new publishing technologies (like YouTube, blogging, Twitter, etc)? In your opinion, are they truly “democratizing” the media for women and minorities?

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