https://vimeo.com/121791514 Video games have moved from being categorized as simply a recreational activity, to include a wide range of creative, often educational and often money-making media platform. Gamification, the term for this movement, has deep implications...
https://vimeo.com/121504349 Over the past few years it seems we have seen a burst in films about space exploration, often including a plot involving the destruction of our planet and our need to get somewhere else fast. (Gravity. The End of the World. World War Z. and...
https://vimeo.com/119975128 When was the last time you visited the library to borrow a book? The idea of a “free” library seems sort of quaint and old-fashioned in an era when most of us feel like we can find any information we want by typing g-o-o-g-l-e on our...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
https://vimeo.com/81230961 The newest Media Inside Out episode delves into the topic of Celebrity Culture. Host, Sherri Hope Culver, converses with guests, discussing how the rise of celebrity has changed how we communicate and how we see ourselves. Additionally, this...
https://vimeo.com/79508000 In the first half, host Sherri Culver invites Nuala Cabral the Media Production and Communications Manager at the University Community Collaborative, Antoine Haywood the Membership and Outreach Director for PhillyCam, and Temple journalism...
https://vimeo.com/75782375 On this episode of Media Inside Out we explore the impact and influence of news producers, editors and reporters to shape the information we receive. Our focus is on the power of editing; how it shapes the messages we see and the way we...
https://vimeo.com/71602516 Sherri Hope Culver, the Director of the Center for Media and Information Literacy at Temple University, moderates a discussion with David Brown, an advertising and marketing executive, and John Campbell, a professor of Media Studies. The...