Snapshots from a TV Album: Scenarios Explore Family Viewing Habits
When TV was introduced in the late l940s, the upscale lifestyle magazine Better Homes & Gardens looked into the future…
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admin From Milton to Media: Information Flow in a Free Society
“Give me liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.” -John Milton Although…
Comics and Culture: The Cartoonist as TV Critic
A mother comes into the family room where her son is watching a noisy action/adventure show with his school books…
STARTING POINT: Wrestling with Television — 15 Years of Cutting Edge TV Criticism
There’s a provocative new book currently making the rounds by a man who, aided by a host of friends with…
All Power to the Conglomerate
On October 4, 1957, a rocket took off from an isolated plain near an obscure village in Siberia. Called Sputnik,…
Violence Formula: Analyzing TV, Video and Movies
Violence is the foundation of many films, TV movies, and action series. In fact, violence is often synonymous with "action."…
Babylon Revisited: How Violent Myths Resurface Today
Violence is the ethos of our times. It is the spirituality of the modern world. What is generally overlooked is…
What’s Wrong with the Ratings?
"I saw plenty of media violence when I was a child and it didn’t hurt me." "Everyone knows it’s just…
Making a Case for Media Literacy in the Classroom
The necessity for and methods of media literacy education are often absent or unclear for many teachers and parents. Teachers…
Storytellers Shape Spiritual Values
The question, “Who tells the stories?” is one of special significance to those working in the church or synagogue in…