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Joe Kelly on Eating Disorders, Support, Outreach for Men

October 12, 2014 by Amy Jussel 1 Comment

Update Apr. 2, 2015 Heads up to DADS and all men with loved ones experiencing an eating disorder: Joe Kelly will be giving his important workshop in Los Altos, CA April 25, 2015. Oct. 12, 2014 Though … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sexualization & Body Image Tagged With: adolescent body image, body image Photoshop harm, celebs pushback on photoshop, dads and daughters, dads influence on girls, disordered eating, Eating Disorders Coalition, eating-disorders, everlasting baby bump, family support #ED, fat shaming, girls ages 3-6 worried about fat, How to say it to girls, influence of media on children, Joe Kelly, National Eating Disorders Association, NEDA, Parents TV council, Photoshop distortion, Rehabs #ED, thinspiration, treatment approaches ED, Truth in Advertising Act

Ground Hog Day: Super Bowl Sexism Keeps Popping Up

February 2, 2013 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Feb 2, 2013 It's Ground Hog Day and as reliable as Punxsutawney Phil, parents and pundits await to see what shadows will be cast on kids from the Super Bowl media hype blaring at surround sound … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Counter-marketing, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Misogyny & Racism, Mobile Media, Apps & Gaming, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: 3 Percent Conference, Amy-Jussel, badvertising, children media violence, childrens advocacy, dads and daughters, Danica Patrick, Frank Baker, girls as boy toys, Girls for a Change, girls self esteem, girls-self-worth, Healthy media choices, Joe Kelly, kids and media, Kids-Advertising, KJ Dell'Antonia, media-literacy, Miss Rep, Miss Representation, not buying it, NYTimes Motherlode, Promoting Healthy Media Images, sexism, sexist commercials, Sexualization, Super Bowl 2013, Super Bowl XLVII, SuperBowlBingo, The DAD man, using superbowl ads in the classroom

Miss Representation Sparks Change As a Film, As a Movement

February 4, 2012 by Amy Jussel 4 Comments

Ready for Feb 3, 2013? Miss Rep will be at it again. Here is the new list of 2013 Twitter handles for advertisers, just use the #NotBuyingIt hashtag on Twitter to make a social media statement … [Read more...]

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Hey Dads, Watch Your Language: Girls Are Not For Sale!

February 4, 2010 by Amy Jussel 3 Comments

Feb. 4, 2010 Today Senator Scott Brown (R) was confirmed in the Senate... ...And I confirmed not all that much has changed from yesteryear...Especially when girls and women are reduced to chattle … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, People Shaping Youth, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: Alfred R. Jussel, appearance cues, Curse of the Good Girl, dad bloggers, Dads, dads and daughters, Daughters, Diane Levin, Dr. Robyn, expectations, families, fatherhood, fathers, females, Feministing, girlcott, girls, great dads, hardy girls, HGHW, Jean Kilbourne, Joe Kelly, media gaffes, objectification, parenting, politicians, powerful words, Rachel Simmons, Republican Senate seat, Scott Brown's daughters, Senator Scott Brown, So Sexy So Soon, Superbowl, Ted Kennedy, The DAD man, trophy wife, women

Shaping Youth Joins New Moon Girls Media As Affiliate Partner

November 5, 2009 by Amy Jussel 11 Comments

Nov. 5, 2009 New Moon Girl Media had a massive makeover last year giving girls 8 and up a vibrant, social, supportive space to express themselves without being bombarded by pop up ads for diets, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, People Shaping Youth, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth Tagged With: affiliate marketing, All Things Girl, Bruce Sallan, dads and daughters, Dr. Robyn, Girl Effect, Girl Mogul, girl revolution, girls, Girls for a Change, GLTR-Girls, HGHW, Joe Kelly, motrin mamas, Nancy-Gruver, New-Moon-Girl-Media, Online zines, Packaging-Girlhood, preteen girls, Rachel Simmons, Reign-of-the-Girl-Child, RespectRx, Rosalind Wiseman, self-esteem, self-worth, smart girls, Subscription model, The Father Life, tweens, UGC

A Tee Party Kicks Off ‘All Things Girl’ Week on Shaping Youth!

November 10, 2008 by Amy Jussel 25 Comments

Nov. 10, 2008 Sick of suggestive innuendos plastered on the chests of wee ones? Tired of ‘So Sexy So Soon’ messaging at ever-younger ages? Looking for media and marketing that builds up rather than … [Read more...]

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CCFC Successfully Knocks Sense Into Scholastic Re: Bratz Books

September 17, 2008 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

As an anti-censorship media maven, I’m always reticent about ‘book bans’ of any sort, except when they’ve devolved into sexualized slop like Bratz diva doll toxic commercialism … [Read more...]

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26 Sep

Started FREE @knightfdn AP course "How to Use ChatGPT & other Generative #AI Tools in Newsrooms" to debrief myself in time for media literacy week on the pros/cons of low/high risk automation practices & protocols #MediaLitWk #medialiteracy #NewsLiteracy

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12 Sep

How Can We Help Students Evaluate Scientific Information? Media Literacy Education! We recently convened #STEM & #MediaLiteracy educators to discuss the skills students need to learn to better evaluate scientific information & resist misinformation. ➡️

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12 Sep

Enjoying @iftf webinar happening now on #AI which is maxed out on attendees/Zoom, but viewable here: Complements the book I just finished, The Coming Wave which I HIGHLY recommend w/a macro lens on societal implications: https://www.the-coming-wave.com/ #IFTF

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6 Sep

"When #car companies aren’t busy sharing or selling your #data, they’re often not protecting it as well as they should. We couldn’t confirm if any of the car brands we researched meet our Minimum #Security Standards. That’s really bad and not normal" #tech

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