Lost Listeners Anoint Musical Messiahs
A priestly monarch, chosen by God to unite polity and religion, was one of the earliest images of divinely chosen...
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MINORITIES: TV Stereotypes Ignore Dramas Of Life
The media analysts are right. Television may be "the major educating and socializing institution in America." So what does it...
اقرأ المزيدProducer’s Lament: Bottom Line Still Tops
In a perfect TV world, the tube would reflect the great diversity and variety of our society. Obviously, it does...
اقرأ المزيدPASTORING: Faith Can Counter Campaign Cynicism
At the end of the movie The Candidate the victorious contender, played by Robert Redford, emerges from a room in...
اقرأ المزيدMeasuring ‘Jolts Per Minute’
"Jolts per minute" programming is often cited as a principle — almost a first law — of commercial television. "Jolt"...
اقرأ المزيدNew Heroes for a New Age
I'm riding on a subway in New York City when I see a ballet-like hand weave between the packed-in crowd...
اقرأ المزيدGLOBAL: War Against Media Sexism is Global
A recent gathering of communicators from over 80 countries at the first international congress of the World Association for Christian...
اقرأ المزيدFAMILY: Questions to Analyze Political Media
From FDR's fireside chats to glitzy TV documentaries, politicians have been quick to recognize the power of media. Like product...
اقرأ المزيدSports Reporting Reflects Each Passing Era
When The American Farmer, the first American sports magazine, was founded in 1819, it covered fishing, hunting, shooting, bicycle races...
اقرأ المزيدTaking a Stand: A Postcard Campaign for Nonviolent Media
EDITOR'S NOTE: With the growth of the Internet and e-mail, this postcard campaign may seem outdated. But the basic principles...
اقرأ المزيدQuestioning the Media
To be a functioning adult in a mediated society, one needs to be able to distinguish between different media forms...
اقرأ المزيدNew Eyes and Ears through Media Literacy
We do not admire what we cannot understand. I forget who said that, but it's true. The more people learn...
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