Berkeley Media Studies Group Email Format
Research ServicesCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
Berkeley Media Studies Group is a research organization focused on the influence of mass media, particularly news, on public health and social issues. The group analyzes how news, entertainment, and advertising shape public perceptions and policymaking, monitoring media content and news-gathering processes to support media advocacy training, professional education, and strategic consultation for communities, journalists, and public health professionals. Based in Berkeley, California, the organization collaborates with community groups and public health partners to expand participation in democratic discourse and to help diverse voices be heard in media conversations. BMSG operates within the research services sector, emphasizing media analysis and advocacy as its core offerings, and it engages in partnerships and projects to explore narrative change and representation in health and equity topics.