Marcus Welby Speaks: Health Messages on TV
First there was Ben Casey. Then Marcus Welby and later the staff of General Hospital. Almost from the beginning of...
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Making the Media Work for You: Action Ideas for Families
Ever think about what happens at your house when the phone rings? You put down the bank statements and the...
اقرأ المزيدNo Two Countries See the Same Olympics
Millions of Americans were virtually glued to their TV sets during the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. But the...
اقرأ المزيدA Long Way to Go: Minorities and the Media
During the September 18, 1986, televising of The $25,000 Pyramid, a most remarkable exchange occurred. In this popular game show...
اقرأ المزيدGLOBAL: One-Sided Images Feed Cold War Mystique
The mass media operates today as much on an international level as a national one. What axe we to do,...
اقرأ المزيدWe Are What We Watch: We Watch What We Are
Why do we watch television? Perhaps in one sense, because it is there. But analysts have long speculated on the...
اقرأ المزيدWorking with Basics: Miracles DO Happen!
A few weeks ago I wrote to this list asking for ideas and suggestions about a 3-week "media" unit that...
اقرأ المزيدTrauma on the News: Should Children Watch?
News and melodrama interlock. I noticed that Emily displayed a gory, sensationalist glee when she talked of, repeatedly, the story...
اقرأ المزيدLike Money in the Bank: Understanding Media’s Investment in Violence
There was something suspicious about the spring 1993 Newsweek cover story glaringly headed "Violence Goes Mainstream" and subtitled, "Movies, Music,...
اقرأ المزيدYOUTH: Teens Need Better Rites of Passage
For many youth there are no rites of passage that confirm their arrival at adulthood, except for the driver's license,...
اقرأ المزيدPilot Program in Kansas City Keeps Kids “Coming Back”
An innovative afterschool program in three Kansas City, Kansas neighborhoods is one of the early "success stories" for the CML's...
اقرأ المزيدEDITORIAL: Living With Television: Where Do We Go From Here?
Any reader who has or even glanced through the previous 39 pages of this magazine can hardly fail to be...
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