200 word audience grabber: Eating disorders are constantly being portrayed in the media every single day, whether we know it or not. This podcast will describe the different depictions that are seen in popular media. The information being presented will focus closely on films specifically. Therefore, the average movie-goer can benefit from listening to this informative podcast. The information provided will briefly address the history of eating disorders, along with their effects. Accompanying this, there will be in depth information on the strategies and effects of including eating disorders in films. Included in the podcast, there will be multiple perspectives discussed, such as film production staff, average movie consumers, eating disorder victims, and etc. Furthermore, each perspective will be analyzed in relation to one another in order to create a cohesive podcast. By doing this, we are able to compare and contrast each side surrounding this topic. The urgency of this topic will be addressed in order to convince listeners of the importance. With growing media and new films on the rise and slowly becoming a part of our society’s culture, this topic needs to be addressed more than ever. Everyday people can take part in listening to this podcast as it will help them be able to identify these portrayals as they come up. Parents can also benefit from listening to this podcast, in order to ensure healthy growing habits for their children who may experience these depictions in film.
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