Canada’s Key Concepts of Media Literacy
In 1987, a group of teachers from the Ontario Association for Media Literacy (AML) drew up the Key Concepts of…
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admin How Media Education Is Like What You Already Know
A lot of what you are about to read in the rest of this book is based on the premise…
Let’s Break the Circle of Blame! US Senate Testimony
For 40 years, the American people have been engaged in a “circle of blame” about media violence: viewers blaming writers;…
Get Down to Business News
Three things sell newspapers and boost ratings: sex, suffering and silver (money). This at least is the typical formula many…
Can TV Characters Pay Their Bills?
Bombarded by media images of glamorous jobs with big rewards and little or no effort, young people may conclude work…
Sontag On Photography: Two Views
Photography is the world’s number one hobby. So when Susan Sontag’s On Photography hit the bestseller list recently, it caused…
Critical Viewing and Critical Thinking Skills
A growing body of research suggest that if we teach children to become critical viewers, we do more than give…
When I Grow Up: Children and the Work-World of Television
Television’s portrayal of the work world may have changed over the years, but the message absorbed by many children and…
The Empire Strikes: Mergers in the Media World
If all major media in the United States – every daily newspaper, magazine, broadcasting station, book publishing house and motion…
Introduction: Television Awareness Training (TAT)
In the mid-1970’s, faced with the growing influence of television and media in the lives of American families, a small…