admin On Reading a Video Text
The moments of surrender proposed to us by video texts come in many forms, but all involve a complex dynamic…
TV and Christian Values: Media Literacy Techniques for the Home
"Do not model your behaviour on the TV world, but let the disciplined renewing of your minds transform you, so…
Educational TV May Boost Intellectual Development
Preschool children who watched a few hours a week of educational programming perform better on achievement tests over time than…
Harvard University Hosts First US Media Literacy Teaching Institute
Last summer from July 31-August 6, I had the privilege of helping to teach the first major Media Education Institute…
First National Media Literacy Conference — Boone, NC — 1995
Some 400 enthusiastic participants gathered in the hilly, lush green college town of Boone, North Carolina September 22-24, 1995 to…
No More Blood at Eleven: Alternatives to Crime Reporting
I made a resolution years ago to stop watching cop shows right before I went to bed. The corpses and…
Wired Bedrooms: Kids’ Media Choices Made Behind Closed Doors
The bedrooms of students in Santa Barbara County, California are wired. Television, telephones, stereos, radios and VCRs abound in striking…
Study Debunks Myths About Newspaper Religion Beat
Newspaper coverage of religion has long been one of the backwaters of American journalism. The religion beat has generally held…
Can a Woman Deliver the News?
A longstanding argument holds that women’s voices are not authoritative on-air personalities. Following this tradition, U.S. network anchors have almost…
CHILDREN: Parents Can Help Defuse Bad News
News is now entertainment. TV news is no longer just “talking heads.” From videos of the latest disaster to photos…