Tag: pro social
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Yet Another Reason I’m Proud To Work Here
People say a lot of things about this place. Here’s something you might not know about the real people who work here. MTV partnered with Catchafire, an org that matches non-profits with executives who can help them. Led by MTV President, Stephen Friedman, along with SVP of Pro Social and Public Affairs, Jason Rzepka, MTV worked with CEO (Center…
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DISconnected Premieres On MTV Tomorrow Night
When the police showed up, they found more than a hundred teenagers logged on to the live stream on Abraham Biggs’ computer screen, all watching Abraham lying on his bed. Dead. That was November 19, 2008; the 19-year-old Biggs had committed suicide while broadcasting on his Justin.tv channel. Many of those watching had taunted and…
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Entertainment Weekly: MTV Is Using The Power Of MTV For Good
We just plopped a photo of MTV’s VP of Public Affairs, Jason Rzepka, into a proposal I’m presenting on Thursday. It’s a big proposal, I hope we get it. And we listed Jason as a core member of the team that will work on the partnership because of Jason’s passion, innovation and innate ability to channel…
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Our “Indebted” Campaign For Fiscal Responsibility Just Got Nominated For An Emmy Award
Congratulations to everyone who worked on our “Indebted” campaign, launched in association with the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, which was just nominated for an Emmy Award. Here’s some work from the campaign…
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Street Soccer USA
I met the guy who started Street Soccer USA, Lawrence Cann. Nice guy, good idea.
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A Thin Line: MTV’s Campaign Against Digital Abuse With Facebook, MySpace, Anti-Defamation League And More
Our new, multi-year pro-social campaign, A THIN LINE, launched today, in partnership with Facebook, MySpace, The Family Violence Prevention Fund, the Anti-Defamation League and more. Our goal is to empower youth to stop the spread of digital abuse in the form of “sexting,” cyberbullying and digital dating abuse. A new study conducted by MTV and…
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Using The Power of MTV For Good
MTV is using technology to connect young people to local causes in need. So proud we are doing this… MTV Shows