The fourth annual Children's Media Career Symposium took place on April 7th. This event served as an opportunity to learn about the industry firsthand, from leaders in content creation, animation, podcasts, marketing, research and entrepreneurship. Guest speakers...
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Ep. 59 – Youth Perspective on Media
Episode 59. "Youth Perspective on Media". Original airdate: April 18, 2022. In early 2022, Sherri led a youth jury, a judging panel, of middle school age kids who were tasked with screening and evaluating the best television programs in the world for kids, as part of...
Ep. 58 – Extremist Recruitment Online
Episode 58 of Media Inside Out, "Extremist Recruitment Online", premiered on TUTV on March 28, 2022. Episode Description This episode of Media Inside Out is a look into how extremists are using our digital media for recruitment. The internet serves as a place with...
Prix Jeunesse Youth Jury 2022
The CMIL is proud to be a partner in the Prix Jeunesse this year. We helped organize one of the global youth juries to screen and judge two categories of this prestigious children's television festival. The judging consisted of two categories: Fiction for ages 11-15...
Video presentation on “Surveillance Society”
Sherri was invited to do a presentation to the UN Commission on the Status of Women (March 2022) on behalf of the Association Country Women of the World. Her presentation was titled, "Surveillance Society: the power and influence of algorithms". A video of the...
Ep. 57 – The Future of Media: Blockchain and the Metaverse
Episode 57 of Media Inside Out "The Future of Media: Blockchain and the Metaverse" premiered on TUTV on January 31, 2022. Episode Description This episode of Media Inside Out is a look beyond. Beyond the media we use today and beyond the way we use it today. Beyond...
Children’s Media Career Symposium 2022
The fourth annual Children's Media Career Symposium took place on April 7th. This event served as an opportunity to learn about the industry firsthand, from leaders in content creation, animation, podcasts, marketing, research and entrepreneurship. Guest speakers...
Get to know the UNESCO MIL Alliance International Steering Committee
Meet the ISC! The International Steering Committee (ISC) of UNESCO’s Global MIL Alliance has released a booklet sharing information about the elected leadership and mission. The ISC serve as advisors to UNESCO regarding MIL activities. Sherri Hope Culver currently...
Ep. 56 – Exploring the Culture of Gen-Z Media
Episode 56 of Media Inside Out "Exploring the Culture of Gen Z" premiered on TUTV on November 8, 2021. Watch it here! Episode Description: Whatever your media consumption habits, we could probably all agree that age often affects our choices. Television shows and...
The 2022 Children’s Media Industry in Los Angeles
The course "The Children's Media Industry: Trends and Opportunities" was held in Los Angeles for two weeks in May 2022. This 3-credit course was taught by professor Sherri Hope Culver and offered students the opportunity to meet with producers, writers, media...
Global Media and Information Week
Media Literacy is a pivotal issue that addresses important questions in this highly digitalized field of communication. It provides the basis for understanding critical thought of media, enhancing the access to information and ensuring an intercultural framework that...
International Research Initiative for Media Literacy Education
NAMLE has started an international research initiative to assess to assess the current state of media literacy education. The increased changes in technology, industries and communication has caused media literacy to become a necessary skill for today's society. The...
Children and Screens Webinar on The Influencer Impact
Webinar Details Celebrity is hardly a new phenomenon; however, thanks to the digital age, it’s never been easier to become the next big thing. Young people in 2021 consume media in a rapidly-changing landscape, and experience a personalized digital experience every...
The Role of Play in “Building” Media Literacy
The Role of Play in "Building" Media Literacy was a webinar held on Tuesday, October 26th where Jorge Aguirre (Head Writer of Alma's Way), Michelle Cuila Lipkin (executive director for the National Assossciation for Media Literacy Education) and Sarah Jacobstein (Sr....
Positioning Media and Information Literacy on the International Development Agenda in the Post-Pandemic World
This session will initiate a dialogue on the development of an international multi-stakeholder framework for private/digital platforms to promote media and information literacy. We aim to demonstrate how multi-stakeholder cooperation can work with private sector...