Screen the Award-Winning Web Series Stori Strong Please join filmmaker Laura Zaylea for a screening of her award-winning web series STORI STRONG, the story of an imaginative girl with two moms. The web series is kid-friendly, and this is a kid-friendly event....
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New Research Report Released
A new research report on children's media is now available. The report, The Quality Question: Why Children's Media Must Aim High, is based on research conducted by Sherri Hope Culver during her Fulbright in which she interviewed over 75 leaders in the field of...
Ep 73- How Social Media Shapes Our Health Decisions
This episode aired on October 14th, 2024 at 12:00pm. https://vimeo.com/1019540791 Be honest. The last time you had an issue that might have sent you to the doctor, did you go online first and search your symptoms? Did you watch a few videos from a doctor who also...
PRIX JEUNESSE Suitcase Screening
First time ever screening of Prix Jeunesse children's TV festival in Philly Join us at Temple University on October 18th for a screening from Prix Jeunesse, the world’s most prestigious and longest-running children’s and youth television festival! Screenings are...
Media Literacy in an Election Year
OLLI Lecture Series: The Urgency for Media Literacy in An Election Year Now, more than ever, people need to become critical consumers of all forms of media especially as during an election season. Join Sherri for a targeted discussion about media literacy with a focus...
Event to Deepen Insights for Career Success
Gaining Deeper Personal Insights for Career Success The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is an incredible tool to learn about yourself and your motivations. Insights can help you plan a more successful career path. In addition to being a professor of instruction in...
Ep 72 – The Influence of Televised Presidential Debates
This episode aired September 9th, 2024 at 12pm. https://vimeo.com/1007783077 One of the reasons media is influential is because it leads us to make decisions that affect our lives. A movie might inspire a new place to travel or a sport to try. A commercial can lead us...
Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2024
The CMIL is a proud sponsor of UNESCO's Global Media and Information Literacy Week. The theme of this years Global MIL Week is "The New Digital Frontiers of Information: Media and Information Literacy for Public Interest Information". It will explore the...
Children and Screens: Ask The Experts Webinar
Webinar: "Safe Zone: Children and Online Safety" Aug 28, 2024 12:00 PM Presented by Children and Screens On August 28th, Sherri was an expert panelist for the Children and Screens #AskTheExpert webinar. The webinar provided valuable parenting tips to help...
Certificate in Children’s Media
Description Have you ever thought about a career in the children's media industry? This is a growing area of the media industry and includes companies such as Nickelodeon, Sesame Workshop,TikTok, Fortnite, Mattel, Kidz Bop, PBS Kids and others. The Certificate in...
Children’s Media Professionals of Philly (CMPoP)
CMPoP meeting at Big Howl Studios on November 10th, 2023 What is CMPoP? CMPoP was founded in June 2023 by Kaz Long & Sherri Hope-Culver with the purpose of fostering a community of children’s media professionals in the local Philly area. We recognized that there...
Ep 71 – Influencer Marketing and Its Effect on Consumption
This episode aired March 25th, 2024 at 12pm https://vimeo.com/927554183 When people watch traditional television, they’re always subjected to commercials, and they frequently do everything they can to skip past them. But not everyone, because there’s another scenario....
Prix Jeunesse Children’s Television Festival 2024
We are proud to be a partner of the Prix Jeunesse Children's Television Festival for 2024. The CMIL is conducting a special youth jury in Philadelphia. Local youth will screen and judge two categories of this prestigious international children’s television...
Children’s Media Career Symposium 2024
The sixth annual Children's Media Career Symposium was held on April 4th, 2024 from 5:30-8 pm and welcomed over 90 attendees. Missed the 2024 Symposium? Watch the full event here. https://vimeo.com/943774891?share=copy Considering a Career in Media or a Career Focused...
Ep 70 – Youth Perspectives
This episode aired on February 26th, 2024 at 12pm. https://vimeo.com/916836490 On this show we’ve talked about how media affects children and youth on just about every episode. We’ve had experts speak about concerns regarding video games or social media or the...