Packaging-Boyhood – Page 2

The Bro Code: Media, Masculinity & Misogynistic Misfires

September 29, 2011 by Amy Jussel 19 Comments

Update Sept 3, 2015 From the maker of The Bro Code and Generation M, Thomas Keith announces his newest film trailer via Media Education Foundation titled, "The Empathy Gap: Masculinity and the Courage to Change." Looks like MEF now has streaming options for screening too...Would love to see this topic get some traction. Sept. 29, 2011 Last night, watching a tender adolescent … [Read more...]

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Shaping Youth Is Backing The Illusionists Film About Media’s Body Blitz

July 19, 2011 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

Update Nov. 2, 2014 Talk about a greenlight! Excited to attend Elena's "PopUp Party" today screening her important 2015 documentary film (preview here). She'll be speaking at the 3PercentConference in S.F. tomorrow on "repicturing women" with Pam Grossman. Congrats on all, Elena!Eager to connect the dots on selling insecurity for profit and pushback on this global dynamic … [Read more...]

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Amy Jussel On Changing the Channel of Media Influence

October 28, 2010 by Amy Jussel 4 Comments

Oct. 28, 2010 Tonight I’ll be speaking on Changing the Channel of Influence in media, at The Third Place.org. I need to reiterate to ALL that Shaping Youth is a nonpartisan, non-religious-based, nonprofit, non-tethered, organization. The media literacy opinions shared are my own and NOT aligned with any other organization, affiliation, or agenda. Clear? Reason I’m … [Read more...]

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Selling Insecurity For Profit, Telling Kids Creativity Doesn’t Count?

October 26, 2010 by Amy Jussel 8 Comments

October 26, 2010 I’ll recap Spark Summit takeaways soon, but with Halloween around the corner, I have a few timely tidbits that go beyond the need to Spark Change over sexualized costumes and look at the blinding message of consumerism triumphing creativity overall. When corporations undermine our values and put a ‘not good enough’ angst-inducing spin on children’s creative … [Read more...]

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Healthy Youth Media Act Pt 2: Can Change Be Legislated? (interview)

July 21, 2010 by Amy Jussel 9 Comments

July 21, 2010 Can you hear the drumbeat, Hollywood? It’s getting louder. Girl advocates like Jessica Lawrence head to Capitol Hill to discuss H.R. 4925 tomorrow to share firsthand data about how depictions of women and girls in the media affect youth health and are landing sideways. Small business entities like Melissa Wardy of Wisconsin based PigtailPals has devoted an … [Read more...]

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Avatar Amy Jussel @shapingyouth ·

30 Mar

#MoreLikeThisPlease #Journo Media needs to callout those enabling, normalizing and perpetuating violent rhetoric and privileged rule bending. Pandering in the name of “both sides-ism” is dismantling democracy. #TruthMatters

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Avatar Jay Rosen @jayrosen_nyu ·

30 Mar

A newspaper editor — Chris Quinn of the Cleveland Plain Dealer — says it as clearly as he can:

"Our Trump reporting upsets some readers, but there aren’t two sides to facts." https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/03/our-trump-reporting-upsets-some-readers-but-there-arent-two-sides-to-facts-letter-from-the-editor.html

Quinn writes of a different kind of access. Access to our own eyes and ears:

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Avatar Sonia Livingstone @livingstone_s ·

26 Mar

📢 New report from the #DigitalFutures4Children centre on ‘Best Interests of the Child in The Digital Environment.’ @5RightsFound @MediaLSE

What does #BestInterests mean in #UNCRC? How should/shouldn't it be applied in the #DigitalEnvironment

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24 Mar

Love this idea @MindShiftKQED! Innovation for education stimulates learning and embeds core concepts of #medialiteracy and helps debunk #misinformation 🔎🙌 #edu #parenting #k12

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