News and Events
How do you know what to believe?
Trust Me is a feature-length documentary and media literacy educational program that explores manipulation and misinformation. The documentary contains interviews with many experts in the field of media literacy, including Michelle Cuilla Lipkin, Renee Hobbs, and...
Spring 2025 Graduates Present Children’s Media Capstone Research
Three students presented their capstone projects and will earn the Certificate in Children's Media this spring. They presented their projects on April 23, 2025 from 10:00am-11:30am in the Mind Lab, Annenberg Hall. Bringing Media Coverage of College Sports to Kids...
First Children’s Media Capstone Graduates
At the end of the 2024, Media Studies and Production majors Reilly Ennals (KLN ‘24) and Vivian Allegretti (KLN ‘24) became the first Klein College of Media and Communication students to complete the Children’s Media Certificate! They presented their final capstone...
Children’s Media Career Symposium 2025
The 7th annual Children’s Media Career Symposium took place on Friday, April 4th, 2025 from 3:00-5:30 pm in the Atrium of Annenberg Hall. Are you... Considering a Career in Media or a Career Focused on Children? Have fond memories of watching Nickelodeon, Cartoon...
Unplug and Reset on this Global Day of Unplugging
Join the CMIL and millions around the world for this special event, March 7. What would it feel like to power down your devices and power up human connection for day? In a world where we’re glued to our screens 24/7, the Global Day of Unplugging offers a moment to...
Generation Barney
New Podcast Released: "Generation Barney" Catch the new podcast, "Generation Barney", a seven-part podcast series about the media we loved as kids and how it shapes us! It’s about the purple dinosaur. But it’s also about music and love and backlash and toys and...
Study Children’s Media in LA Summer 2025
Experience The Children's Media Industry: A Two-Week Immersive Course in Los Angeles Join us for an incredible two-week experience in Los Angeles! Dive into the dynamic world of children’s entertainment, including television, podcasts, casting, influencers, streaming,...
Stori Strong Screening
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....
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...
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...
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...