https://vimeo.com/album/2559076/video/113739075 Host Sherri Hope Culver looks in-depth at how the media’s involvement affected the 2014 Midterm Election’s outcome. Culver is joined by Michael Hagen––Temple University Professor of Political Science, founder of the...
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Episode 10: Net Neutrality
Guests: Temple Strategic Communications senior Jessica Sidhu, who has started a student group that organizes events and discussions on net neutrality, and lifelong media activist. Director of the Media Mobilizing Project, Hannah Sassaman explains the issues behind net...
Episode 9: Children’s media conference recap
What does it take to create high quality children’s media content? Research studies tell us that the number of hours children devote to one media device or another keeps growing. For some, their original goal to keep kids away from media has shifted to a goal...
Episode 8: Representations of women & girls in media
What do you see when you watch TV? Or a movie? Well, that probably depends on who you are. Research shows that we’re more likely to take note of things that DON’T reflect our lives, our world. When TV or movies reflect our world, or the actors look like us, it all...
Episode 7: Explicit lyrics in pop music
In this episode of Media Inside Out we’ll look at explicit lyrics in pop music from all angles. Have you noticed how often popular music today contains two versions? An explicit version, usually with cursing and sexual content. And a clean version where those...
Episode 6: The Digital Divide
In this episode of Media Inside Out, we’ll take a closer look at who is affected by the digital divide, and what can be done to bridge the gap. Access to technology and the Internet gives us the power to learn, connect and excel. And if you don’t have it…well,...
Episode 5: Marketing Toys to Kids
On this episode of Media Inside Out, we’ll look back at the season and explore the business of marketing toys to kids. What are the trends? The trickery? The newest, coolest and fastest ways advertisers get kids to pay attention to their toys…and ask for them...
Media & Learning News feature article
International Media and Information Literacy Yearbook Published By Sherri Hope Culver, director of the Center for Media and Information Literacy at Temple University The second annual yearbook on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID) was...
Webinar: 20 apps in 40 minutes
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Time: 3:00 pm EDT Duration: 60 min Join the Blended Librarians Online Learning Community on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 3:00 pm EST for a webcast presentation and discussion with Sherri Hope Culver, Associate Professor at Temple...
MILID Week
The 2014 Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue Week (MILID Week) will be hosted by the Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and will be held from 27 - 28 September. This annual event is led by UNESCO and the United Nation Alliance of Civilizations...