October 20, 2022 In an era that’s ushered in multitudes of media misinformation with societal outcomes ranging from extremist denialism and revisionist history to banned books and autocratic usurping … [Read more...]
Agents of Influence Spy Game Educates Middle Schoolers About Misinformation
September 20, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Sept. 20, 2021 Launching on 9/21/21, autumn solstice, Agents of Influence kicks off new beginnings in edu gaming to combat misinformation. For over a year their team has stealthily brainstormed … [Read more...]
Analyzing Media Messages: A Digital Dogs Demo of NAMLE’s Key Questions
June 14, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Update! October 26, 2021 Join Lucy & the pups for a Halloween haunt to celebrate Media Literacy Week Oct. 25-29, 2021 as new Halloween coloring pages and Pre-K through grade 2 FREE activities … [Read more...]
Headstream: Accelerating Youth Mental Health Innovation
December 22, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Dec. 22, 2019 With the world in need of joy juice to focus on visionary solutions over dire planetary predictions, youth particularly are impacted knowing they’ll be around the longest and are feeling … [Read more...]
Pinstripes: A Bold Type of Entertainment Hub
October 21, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Nov. 22, 2019 update: Pinstripes will now open officially to the public on Dec. 3, 2019 after their community opener Dec. 2, 2019. Original Post: As the surge continues with millennials making … [Read more...]
Listen Up! Kid Lit With a Quiet Message That Needs Heard
September 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
September 16, 2019 Blathering interrupters are exhausting. We’ve all been cornered by them, whether it’s an over-talking, sentence-finishing workplace colleague, an opinionated family member at a … [Read more...]
Youth Say Anti-Vaping Ads, Most Initiatives Miss the Mark
July 22, 2019 by 2 Comments
July 22, 2019 As a former ad agency creative director, when I saw a bunch of Muppets trash-talking the Juul brand for an e-cigs PSA pitch I quickly went into “what the bleep” mode wondering how the … [Read more...]
Will SF Ban on Juul E-Cigs Stop Youth Vaping? Ask Them.
July 20, 2019 by Leave a Comment
July 20, 2019 Health advocate colleagues are confused as to why I’m not wildly applauding the SF ban on e-cigs, given my staunch stance against Juul and other flavored "vaping gone viral" profiteers … [Read more...]
Fighting Fire with Fire: How Would YOU Counter-Market Vaping?
June 19, 2019 by 2 Comments
June 19, 2019 As an ad industry creative director I’ve spent years using applied science to flip messages in healthier directions by tapping into the same tactics that marketers use to hook their … [Read more...]
Roll Red Roll: Sexual Assault Does Not Just Go Away, Neither Should This Story
June 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
June 16, 2019 “I can’t wait for this story to go away…” is uttered by a radio personality towards the end of the film Roll Red Roll, the true crime documentary exposing over 400 texts and digital data … [Read more...]
Juul Fools and Kill Bills: Deconstructing Health Legislation
June 12, 2019 by 3 Comments
June 12, 2019 Most of us remember the classic School House Rock, “I’m just a bill, yes I’m only a bill and I’m sitting here on Capitol Hill…” but maybe we need a new version that talks about how a … [Read more...]
Students Plea To Take Action Against Gun Violence, Adults Fail Miserably
June 4, 2019 by 2 Comments
June 4, 2019 As “wear orange” events pop up around the nation this weekend to protest gun violence, and students march in solidarity demanding action from impotent lawmakers tethered to gun lobbyists, … [Read more...]
Juul’s Bait and Switch Demographics Blitz TV With Goodwashing
May 29, 2019 by Leave a Comment
May 27, 2019 Hey young people, gather round…You might want to tell your parents they’re being played by the current TV ad blitz of goodwashing by vaping giant Juul claiming to be all about smoking … [Read more...]
Ghosting and the Machines: Media Devices, Normalizing Behaviors (Part 1)
March 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
March 25, 2019 Mute. Block. Unfriend. Delete. Ghost. It’s fast, effective and final, but these one-click solutions that treat humans like devices are creating behaviors that are almost algorithmic in … [Read more...]
Youth, Vote! Step Up with Easy Digital Tools That Inform
November 3, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Update, Nov. 6, 2018: VOTE today! If you need to know WHERE, put your address into GetToThePolls.com and out pops all your nearby official voting hubs! Nov. 3, 2018 Instead of reliving the rage … [Read more...]
Media Literacy Week: Wait, That Actress is HOW Old?
October 27, 2016 by 2 Comments
Oct. 27, 2016 On the cusp of Media Literacy Week, Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2016 I'm turning over the mic (er, keyboard) to MediaGirls as part of our Media Literacy Week series on creating critical thinkers in … [Read more...]
Media Literacy Week 2016 Spotlight: Camp Reel Stories
October 12, 2016 by 1 Comment
Oct. 31, 2016 Official first day of Media Literacy week which runs Oct. 31-Nov.4! Please share critical thinking tips and tools to create a more informed public, so we don't have a plague of fake … [Read more...]
Youth Taking Action? Here’s How to Best Support Them
September 19, 2016 by 1 Comment
Sept. 19, 2016 When media pundits paint with a large brush focusing on "youth narcissism and selfie culture" amidst passionistas and purposeful prosocial projects that amplify student voice, it's … [Read more...]
Powered by Girl: Tips For Working in Tandem with Youth
September 14, 2016 by 1 Comment
Sept. 14, 2016 Warning! This book may fly in the face of how you’re working with young people, and jolt you into an awareness from which you may never see yourself or your work in the same way … [Read more...]
Girls Sports: Progress in Toys + Media (Pt 3)
May 5, 2016 by Leave a Comment
May 5, 2016 At the White House convening on Breaking Gender Stereotypes in Media & Toys, the lack of diversity in STEM fields created headline news about economic woes for our nation’s future, so … [Read more...]
