admin Taking 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EDITOR’S NOTE: With the growth of the Internet and e-mail, this postcard campaign may seem outdated.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…
Media Violence: Japan vs. America
Is the relationship between media and societal violence a function of the quantity of the images or the way the…
Six Kinds of Screen Violence – And How Children Respond
The relationship between screen violence and street violence has been studied ever since the early days of television – some…
Communicating for Justice
Development and reform of global communications have been a continuing focus of mainline Protestant groups worldwide over the last 20…
Meeting Media in Every Corner of Our Lives
I was a high school student when William Freidkin’s The Exorcist found its way to theaters in my Midwest hometown.…
Gulf War: The More We Watched, the Less We Knew
What would happen if they held a war and nobody watched? As Media&Values staff members joined the millions of TV…
Five Important Ideas To Teach Your Kids About TV
You’ve probably heard that, as a modern-day parent, you should be watching TV with your kids and discussing what they…
When Kids are Watching: Confessions of a SitCom Producer
The insidious thing about television’s invasion of the home is not the message of its programs, but the audience that…
Re-Touching Reality: Can Pictures Lie?
In 1982, the respected National Geographic attracted controversy by moving one of Egypt’s great pyramids. Through the magic of computer-generated…
Sexist Advertisements: How to see through the soft sell
Everyone has seen blatantly offensive advertisements that portray women as sexual toys or victims of violence. Such irresponsible advertising has…