#MeToo: Divided Opinions

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  Scott LaMar has worked in both radio and television for more than four decades.
  
  Currently, LaMar is the Host and Executive Producer of the daily Smart Talk news and public affairs program on WITF-FM, 89.5 & 93.3 in Harrisburg, Pa.
  
  Previously, LaMar was WITF TV’s Sr. Public Affairs producer and produced the station’s award-winning weekly public affairs TV program Smart Talk.
  
  LaMar was a regular contributor to BBC World News TV before and after the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.
  
  The American Society of Civil Engineers honored LaMar with their national Excellence in Journalism award in 2020. LaMar was the only recipient of the award nationally. He has won more than a dozen Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcast Awards since 2000 and has been nominated for five Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards.
  
  LaMar and Smart Talk have been recognized throughout the Central Pennsylvania community including ADVOZ Lancaster’s first “Dignity in Dialogue Award”, the South-Central Assembly’s “Regional Citizen Award” and was named a “Humanitarian Hero” by The Humane Society of the United States/Pennsylvania.
  
  A native of Coatesville, Pa., LaMar has also worked as a broadcast news anchor, sports play-by-play announcer and manager.

What to look for on Smart Talk Tuesday, April 10, 2018:

Few issues have energized, and apparently polarized, Americans like the #MeToo movement; a social media phrase that ignited a firestorm of activism following sexual assault and harrasment allegations against Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein in 2017.

The hashtag acted as a propellant to the movement, which actually began in 1997 by a victim’s advocacy organization.

The #MeToo movement brought the subject of sexual violence and harassment to the center of the national dialogue and is influencing policy and education in the workplace.

Are there unintended consequences of the movement? Has the movement gone too far?

A Bucknell University survey reveals that in the months after the #MeToo movement gained national exposure, Americans are divided about the state of the movement and its impact.

While men and women vary somewhat in their views of #MeToo, the biggest differences are across political lines. Survey results indicate the #MeToo movement is a defining partisan issue.

On Tuesday’s Smart Talk we’re joined by associate professor of political science Chris Ellis. He is the Director of the Bucknell University Survey Research Laboratory, who conducted the survey.

Professor Chris Ellis

Also with us is Karen Baker, the Chief Executive Director, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.

Karen Baker