Rewarding the Messenger
Unlike the ancient kings of legend, our society gives its communications kudos to the bringers of bad news. Reversing that...
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Teaching Media Literacy: Yo! Are you Hip to This?
Walking down the corridors of a middle school in suburban Massachusetts, the distinctive sound of a television commercial stands out...
اقرأ المزيدMan Who Invented TV Sports, The
From 1968 to 1986, Roone Arledge headed sports for ABC Television. Jim Murray of the Los Angeles Times describes Arledge's...
اقرأ المزيدMINORITIES: Ads Still Portray All-White Society
The conventional wisdom about minorities in advertising goes something like this: In the bad old days, before the civil rights...
اقرأ المزيدMINORITIES: Racism Still Implicit In Patriotic Come-Ons
Since the demise of the draft, minorities have become an increasing part of the nation's armed forces. Recruitment campaigns feature...
اقرأ المزيدADVOCACY: Lyrics
In 1968, the musical Hair opened on Broadway. It was brazenly irreverent yet charmed many audiences with such ironic tunes...
اقرأ المزيدChina’s Challenge: Modernize, not Westernize
From the back of the crowded classroom, a young man raised his hand. "Tell us about Hol-lee-wood." he asked in...
اقرأ المزيدThinking Critically about Media: Schools and Families in Partnership
This publication, Thinking Critically About Media: Schools and Families in Partnership, makes the case for teaching media literacy at school...
اقرأ المزيدGoing for the Gold: The Golden Girls are a Hit!
"I like this program because it gives me hope that there's life after 50!" –40-year-old woman "The Golden Girls is...
اقرأ المزيدSociety’s Storyteller: How TV Creates the Myths by which we Live
Storytelling is the great process that makes us recognizably human. A story is an attempt to make the invisible visible...
اقرأ المزيدCML’s Position Statement to NAEYC
In reviewing the revised position statement on Technology and Young Children – Ages 3 through 8, we were appreciative...
اقرأ المزيدADVOCACY: Violence Against Women Tests Limits of the Law
The perennial battle against degrading images of women in the media has recently seized upon a new weapon: the power...
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