Home, Home on the Remote: Why Do Men Control “the Clicker”?
On a recent segment of a popular television newsmagazine program, the television anchors joked about a new cultural phenomenon: men's...
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Teaching our Children to “Do For Themselves”
Like many of you, I watched with great joy Sunday night the remake of The Miracle Worker, the moving story...
اقرأ المزيدHow do Media Images of Men Affect Our Lives?
Turn on your television set and there is about a 90 percent chance that the first person you view will...
اقرأ المزيدBridging the Gap: Sharing Your Family’s Life Stories
Picture your most recent family get together. Dinner, TV, maybe an argument over what to watch? How about an...
اقرأ المزيدRise of the Image Culture
Like most middle-class children of the 50s, I grew up looking for the American Dream. In those days there were...
اقرأ المزيدStorytellers Shape Spiritual Values
The question, "Who tells the stories?" is one of special significance to those working in the church or synagogue in...
اقرأ المزيدI Hate It, But I Love It: Television and Listerine
Even though we sometimes hate TV, like Listerine, we also love it. And more importantly we have gotten used to...
اقرأ المزيدGrowing Up in a Media World
Recently I heard a teacher say, "Don't ever try to run a projector, tune a television or fix a tape...
اقرأ المزيدImpact of the Information Revolution
For three decades we have been concerned about the effect and affect of computers on human life. We have been...
اقرأ المزيدAspen Media Literacy Conference Report – Part II:
The Aspen Institute Wye Center Queenstown, Maryland December 7-9, 1992 Media literacy, the movement to expand notions of literacy to...
اقرأ المزيدIt’s a Whole New Ball Game
It's the dog days of August. Outside, the heat is high and perspiration is dripping. The kids are off swimming...
اقرأ المزيدADVOCACY: Marketing Justice Without Selling Out
"Bumperstickers $1, Nuclear-Free Zone Window Decals 2/$1, Buttons 2/$1.25. Complete Organizer's Kit, $5.00." This ad for a group called Nukewatch...
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