Slate’s Emily Bazelon Takes On Bullying in ‘Sticks and Stones’

A new book by Slate senior editor Emily Bazelon is worth a read if you’re concerned about bullying. “Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy” takes the issue around the corner, beyond bullying and toward solutions. Many books try to do that, as we did in “The New Bullying,” …

Career Coach addresses bullies at work

The Washington Post’s Career Coach has a column up with advice about addressing bullies in the workplace. Writer Joyce E.A. Russell keys off the 2011 book, “The Bully-Free Workplace: Stop Jerks, Weasels, and Snakes From Killing Your Organization,” by Gary and Ruth Namie, then addresses the definition of workplace bullying and some behaviors. Russell says …

Michigan hospital opens anti-bullying center

Dr. Marlene Seltzer and Alonzo Lewis are building an innovative center to combat bullying from the medical perspective at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. Video, story.

Cartoon Network takes a stand

By Devyne Lloyd Staff writer Children’s television channel Cartoon Network realized how important bullying is and decided to take a stand. It started with a definition. According to the Cartoon Network website, bullying is “when someone repeatedly hurts or threatens another person on purpose. Bullying comes in many forms. And it can happen in person, …

Suicides spurred global anti-bullying strategy

By Tommy Franz Staff writer Dan Olweus, a psychology professor in Norway, is often cited as the first major researcher of bullying. Olweus began thoroughly researching the subject in the early 1980’s following the suicides of three boys aged 10-14, all three were potentially consequences of bullying in school. Following these suicides, Olweus went to …

What happens when bullies become adults?

By Devyne Lloyd Staff writer Everyone knows someone who has been affected by bullying during grade school. Most discussion about bullying revolves around the victim. However, there is another victim in this situation: the bullies themselves. While we encourage and nurture the bullied, we often ignore the bully, which can lead to them falling through …

Teens’ online world can be mean

By Joe Grimm Staff writer In November 2011, a report on teens’ impressions of social media gave a glimpse of what it feels like to be young and online. “Teens, kindness and cruelty on social network sites,” was written by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. The study asked teens about their online experiences …

Bully documentary challenges relationships

This is the trailer for Bully, a documentary film to be released in select theaters on March 30. BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — The documentary film Bully tests relationships, just as school bullying does. After an advance screening March 10 at the Uptown Film Festival in Birmingham, parents, school administrators and children had a strained but civil …

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