When Creativity Isn’t Enough: What Makes Ads go Bad?
As the senior broadcast attorney for a company that owns several worldwide advertising agency systems, it’s my job to make…
Media Literacy
admin Stereotypes Mask Feelings of Fear
“They are unhappy with their lives and the system that controls them. They would leave readily if they could. They…
YOUTH: Music Choices Shape Life Skills
For many youth today, rock music is a battlefield. This is not the decades-old war of the decibels but one…
PASTORING: ‘Cosby’ Preaches Loving Lessons
The word is now out officially and it has been delivered by no less a source than priest-sociologist Andrew Greeley…
FAMILY: ‘Tossed Salad’ Culture Honors Diversity
During the 1960s, I moved from Georgia to Maryland and then to Connecticut. All of a sudden I was a…
Starting Point: It’s not the same old story.
Once almost invisible, older characters are now prominent in many movies, TV shows and commercials. But as entertainment, marketing and…
Television in Trinidad
I can’t ignore the effect of media on local communications, institutions and even local cinemas here on Barbados. When two…
What YOU can do to help your family — and community — become media literate?
Parents can… …read storybooks that help their young children understand that TV is not a magic box for passive entertainment,…
No News Is Women’s News
In bold, large letters, the August 7, 1989 issue of Time magazine asked: "Is She Worth It?" The she was…
CHILDREN: Parents Can Help Defuse Bad News
News is now entertainment. TV news is no longer just “talking heads.” From videos of the latest disaster to photos…