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On October 16, 2017, Teen Vogue televised a segment attempting to explain why the #MeToo hash tag went viral.
On October 17, 2017, India Today televised a report on the #MeToo movement and its impact on the Indian subcontinent.
On November 5, 2017, The Bolt Report televised an interview with social commentator Bettina Arndt in which she criticises aspects of the #MeToo movement.
On November 15, 2017, PBS News Hour televised an interview with Tarana Burke, the originator of the #MeToo hash tag, in which she places the movement in context.
On December 6, 2017, Time Magazine televised a promotion for its December edition in which it named those who had spoken out against sexual harassment and assault as it 'Person of the Year'. The segment features comments from the women and men named in the magazine's lead article on this issue.
On January 10, 2018, Wochit Entertainment televised a news report dealing with the open letter written by 100 prominent French women, including actor Catherine Deneuve, criticising the #MeToo movement.
On January 10, 2018, ITV's This Morning program televised an interview with Sunday Telegraph columnist Anne-Elisabeth Moutet, one of the signatories of the open letter signed by 100 French women in which she explains some of her reservations about the #MeToo movement.
On January 17, 2018, RT UK televised an overview of the recent backlash against the #MeToo movement and the movement's response to this.
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Web links, documents and video clips
On January 21, 2018, The Australian published excerpts from a speech given by Australian author and feminist Germaine Greer in which she expresses additional reservations about the #MeToo movement.
The full text of the article can be accessed by subscribers to The Australian at 
On January 15, 2018, The Verge published a comment by Laura Hudson titled 'Forget the backlash - we need #MeToo now more than ever' which outlines the social and legal circumstances which make the #MeToo movement necessary.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 13, 2018, The Globe and Mail published a comment by Canadian author Margaret Attwood titled 'Am I a bad feminist?', in which Attwood criticises aspects of the #MeToo movement.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 11, 2018, ABC Radio broadcast an interview with Australian author and feminist Germaine Greer in which she criticised aspects of the #MeToo movement. An audio recording can be accessed at
On January 11, 2018, Spiked published a comment by its editor Brendan O'Neill titled 'The misogyny of #MeToo' arguing that some of #MeToo supporters adopt extreme positions.
The full text can be found at
On January 8, 2018, Vox published a comment and analysis by Constance Grady titled 'Are men accused of harassment being denied their due process? Or are the victims?' which argues that the men accused of assault and harassment have not been unfairly treated and that the legal system is not responsive to accusations of sexual harassment and assault.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 8, 2018, ABC News published a report detailing some of the accusations of sexual harassment and intimidation made against Australian actor Craig McLachlan.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 8, 2019, Le Monde published an open letter signed by 100 prominent French women, including actor Catherine Deneuve, which claims that some of the attitudes and behaviours prompted by the metoo movement are excessive and ill-judged.
The full text can be accessed in English translation at
On January 5, 2018, The New York Times published a comment by author and critic Daphne Merkin titled 'Publicly, We Sat #MeToo. Privately, We Have Misgivings' Merkin details some of her reservations about the #MeToo movement.
The full text can be accessed at
The December edition of Time Magazine named 'The Silence Breakers', those who had alerted others to the sexual abuse they had suffered, as the magazine's 'Person of the Year - 2017'.
The accompanying lead article can be accessed at
On December 21, 2017, Le Courrier Australien published a comment by Penny Burfitt titled 'What Geoffrey Rush's Case Means for #MeToo in Australia' Burfitt is critical of the manner in which the Daily Telegraph treated supposed sexual misconduct allegations against Australian actor Geoffrey Rush and suggested that Rush's defamation case might damage the fledgling #MeToo movement.
The full text of the opinion piece can be accessed at
On December 19, 2017, Vox published a comment by PR Lockhart titled 'Women of color in low-wage jobs are being overlooked in the #MeToo moment' which acknowledged the value of the #MeToo movement but warned that some vulnerable groups were being ignored.
The full text can be accessed at
On December 18, 2017, Spiked published a collection of comments, each taking issue with some aspects of the #MeToo movement.
The full text can be accessed at
On December 12, 2017, The Sydney Morning Herald published an editorial titled ' Burke case shows law must adapt to deal with sexual harassment claims' which argues that changes are necessary if the law is to respond fairly to victims of sexual harassment and assault.
The full text can be accessed at
On December 3, 2017, The Guardian published a comment by Australian actor Yael Stone titled ' The #metoo moment is hitting home, and it hurts. But it's our chance for change' in which the author outlines some of the opportunities she believes are presented by the #MeToo movement.
The full text can be accessed at
On November 11, 2017 DW (the German newspaper Deutsche Welle) published an analysis titled ' #MeToo: 'Sexual predators' list divides Indian feminists' which looks at the effect of the #MeToo movement on feminism in India.
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On October 21, 2017, Cornwall Live published a comment by Jacqui Merrington titled 'What's wrong with me too and why the rhetoric needs to change' in which the author criticises the #MeToo movement for being extreme and divisive.
The full text can be accessed at
On October 17, 2017, The Guardian published a comment by Jessica Valenti titled, ' #MeToo named the victims. Now, let's list the perpetrators' which argues for the need to out perpetrators of sexual harassment and assault.
The full text can be accessed at
On October 16, 2017, The Atlantic published a report by Sophie Gilbert which noted the size and the immediacy of the response to Alyssa Milano's #MeToo tweet.
The full text can be read at
On October 15, 2017, United States actor Alyssa Milano posted a tweet calling for those who had suffered sexual harassment or assault to add the status #MeToo.
The tweet can be read at
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