SPOTLIGHT ON WEIGHT STIGMA INITIATIVE: IN JUNE 2022, THE MEDIA EMPATHY FOUNDATION PUBLISHED A RESEARCH REPORT AND HELD A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND PANEL DISCUSSION FEATURING LEADERS IN ACADEMIA, MEDICINE, ADVOCACY AND MEDIA INDUSTRIES. THE INITIATIVE WAS DESIGNED TO CREATE A CATALYST FOR MORE CONTENT CREATORS TO RECOGNIZE AND PRIORITIZE THE NEED FOR ACCURATE, INCLUSIVE, AND EMPATHETIC PORTRAYALS OF PEOPLE OF ALL SIZES ACROSS ALL MEDIA CHANNELS.