For the past 15 years, the CW network has dominated the teen-based television market. Some of the most popular teen television shows have originated on their network, and these shows have often gone on to gain notoriety outside the network. Shows like...
At long last, NBC has made the leap into creating a kids-based “late night” talk show, with the less- than- creative title of, The Kids Tonight Show. The show premiered on October 14, 2021 and is executive produced by Lorne Michaels (SNL, 30 Rock, The Tonight Show)...
Every week it seems like some organization puts out a list of guidelines for how children should engage with online content. This week Common Sense Media jumped into the fray with a Twitter post including a link to “Responsible Search Strategies for Kids”. I’m always...
Maybe it’s my history working with public television or my strong feeling that all kids need access to quality educational media content, but the article "There Goes the Neighborhood: The Story Behind the New Sesame Street and its Journey to HBO" just makes me sad....
I am writing this just a few hours after the conclusion of the News Literacy Summit held this past Sunday and Monday in Chicago. I am grateful to the McCormick Foundation for bringing together an impressive group of people passionate about news literacy. I appreciated...
There's an energy that comes from a place filled with media and the arts and young people that I never tire of. The Nerve Centre is one of the official "creative learning centers" supported by Northern Ireland Screen. After meeting with Bernard McCloskey at NI...
I had the pleasure of visiting Belfast this past week and met with Bernard McCloskey, Head of Education for Northern Ireland Screen. (Thank you Martina Chapman!) Bernard shared a bit about the work being done in NI to help teachers integrate media into their...
(Christine Muszynski) Hello All- This sadly will be my last blog post to share with you from London. As you know, over the past few weeks my classmates and I have had the chance to visit different professionals in the media industry. On Monday July 14th, we had the...
(Danielle Vallely) This past Monday I had the opportunity to visit the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and talk with Kevin Blacoe, the senior adviser for BBC learning. The atmosphere at BBC is incredibly lively and the employers really take the time to connect...
(Patrick Whalen) On Monday we took a trip to the BBC and had a meeting with Kevin Blacoe who is the senior adviser at BBC for policy, public affairs and communications. During our meeting with Kevin he talked about his education, previous work experience before coming...
(Aryann Cuda) As this week slowly comes to a close, and I reflect on all that I have accomplished so far, I am amazed that my time here in London has gone by so quickly. As one of our final group activities, the class and I had the chance to visit and speak with Kevin...
(Elaica Zayas) On Monday, July 14th we finally had our tour of the BBC. But before we began touring the wonderful new building of BBC, we met with Kevin Blacoe, Senior Advisor for Policy, Public Affairs and Communications in the BBC Learning Department. He explained...
(Elaica K. Zayas) This week our class has met with two children's media professionals who founded their own companies, Gary Pope with Kids Industries and Tony Collingwood with Collingwood & Co. Both told us their background and how they got started as well as...
(Patrick Whalen) Today I attended a meeting with Tony Collingwood at Collingwood & Co studios. This meeting was very interesting and entertaining! Tony showed us the different aspects of what his company does and how they function. He first talked about different...
(Christine Muszynski) To say working at an animator’s studio was a lot of work would be a huge understatement. This morning my class and I had the opportunity to visit with Tony Collingwood at his studio in England. Started in 1990, Collingwood & Co. is one of...