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Episode 30: Mental Health Representations in the Media

Andrea Miller — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 17:29:33 +0000

This episode aired live on Monday, April 24th at 11:30 a.m. From stories in the news, to characters in popular TV shows or reality shows, people with mental illness are often played for laughs, or distorted to create conflict in a plot line or simply misleading. The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that 1 in 5 adults will experience mental illness in a given year. So…

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Newseum’s 2017 Summer Teacher Institute on Fake News

Andrea Miller — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:47:42 +0000

Cost: Free Overview: Are you looking for ways to help your students tell real news from fake news? Understand their roles as both media consumers and contributors? The Newseum is excited to tackle these subjects in a three-day summer teacher institute. This unique professional development opportunity will explore the challenges and opportunities of today’s participatory media…

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University of Rhode Island: Summer Program

Andrea Miller — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:36:04 +0000

courtesy of media education lab July 23 – July 28, 2017 Overview: This six-day institute focuses on how literacy is changing as a result of emerging media and technologies. This program focuses on the implications of this cultural and technological shift for teaching and learning. Explore the innovative approaches now being used by K-12 educators, librarians…

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Episode 29: The Digital Divide in Philadelphia

Andrea Miller — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 15:01:14 +0000

This episode is set to air on Wednesday, April 26th at 12:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m., and Thursday, April 27th at 4:30 a.m. The conversation about the digital divide continues in this episode of Media Inside Out. Is it a city’s responsibility to provide digital access? How are community services tackling the issue here in Philadelphia? This episode explores these questions and more with…

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Episode 28: Media and Sustainability

Andrea Miller — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 14:40:20 +0000

Media literacy and environmental education are often interconnected. In this episode of Media Inside Out, we explore how sustainability and environmental awareness is communicated through various mediums of media and what these conversations are about. Guests: Nicole Brown, Host of The Green Hour on WURD 900 AM Heather Shayne Blakeslee, Editor-in-Chief at Grid Magazine Julie Hancher…

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Episode 27: Book Publishing in New Media World

Andrea Miller — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 14:45:38 +0000

So much has changed about the publishing industry since the advent of the internet and the Kindle–how do publishers keep up? What challenges are these new avenues presenting to traditional publishing companies and writers? And is the open press movement adding extra pressure to especially academic publishers? Sherri Hope Culver has a discussion on […]

Join Us at the Upcoming NAMLE Conference in Chicago June 2017

Andrea Miller — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 16:57:47 +0000

Join us at the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) in Chicago this June! The theme is “Engaging Citizens, Building Community.” The conference mission is to explore the relationships between media literacy education, civic participation and community-building within contemporary culture. The conference runs from June 26-28. It will be held at Roosevelt College in […]

Episode 26: Superbowl Commercials

Andrea Miller — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:56:34 +0000

Super Bowl commercials are often as entertaining and anticipated as the game itself. What do these commercials say about us, and how are they influencing us as viewers? Sherri Hope Culver takes a look at this phenomenon and the impact of the most powerful Super Bowl ads with Advertising Professor Joe Glennon and Alexandra Wittchen of the Brownstein Group. Guests: Joe Glennon…

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Episode 25: Fake News

Andrea Miller — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:27:51 +0000

With the proliferation of fake news stories throughout and since the election, the question arises, how do you figure out what’s true and what’s false? Larry Atkins, author of Skewed: A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Media Bias, and Jeff Jubelirer, a corporate public relations specialist, join host Sherri Hope Culver to answer this question and more. Guests: Larry Atkins, Author of Skewed: A…

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