WORKSHOP REPORT: How to do Assessment and Evaluation in Media Literacy
On Saturday, March 18, Chris Worsnop – one of Canada’s foremost media literacy teachers, authors and leaders – led an…
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A few years ago we edited an issue of Media&Values on “cultural imperialism,” defining it with the slogan, “The sun…
Home, Home on the Remote: Why Do Men Control “the Clicker”?
On a recent segment of a popular television newsmagazine program, the television anchors joked about a new cultural phenomenon: men’s…
Boys Toys: What Does Technology Cost?
From the research reports we’ve cited, it is clear that the cost of new technology goes far beyond the price…
Media Literacy: Education for a Technological Age
Media literacy has come of age. In a society as mass mediated and media saturated as our own, communication technologies…
Beyond Blame: Media Literacy as Violence Prevention
Beyond the blame…beyond the debate…are human beings – children, young people and adults of all ages — who are daily…
STARTING POINT: Today’s Image Culture and Why Media Literacy Matters
In the recent movie Avalon, Barry Levinson’s sensitive film portrait of an immigrant family before and after World War II,…
Making Your Voice Heard: Tips for Getting on Talk Radio.
Institutional changes in the way the media operates are necessary to keep healthy democratic dialogue alive. But while we work…
Out of Africa: Western Media Stereotypes Shape Images
As a graduate student just arrived from Zambia to study at Syracuse University in 1968-9, I developed the habit of…
WORKSHOP REPORT: Integrating Media Literacy Across the Curriculum
What does a plain white bath towel have to do with teaching language arts? Fifteen teachers from throughout Southern California…