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Media Hypefest: Is Prom the New Wedding? A Teen’s Perspective

May 7, 2010 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

May 7, 2010 As the last vestiges of prom wind down along with Girls Rights Week, I wanted to land one last post in the queue exploring media and marketing’s impact on kids' expectations, reality show distortions, and 'over the top' depictions of celebratory fetes. From ‘proma-a drama,’ lavish limos and fantasy night fairytales (e.g. akin to the amped up MTV My Super Sweet … [Read more...]

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Redefining Girly: Girls Rights Week W/Founder of Pigtail Pals

May 6, 2010 by Amy Jussel 3 Comments

May 6, 2010 Call her a mompreneur, entrepreneurista, or "the original PigTail Pal," Melissa Wardy is a mama bear with a mission and a voice that roars when it comes to changing the way our society thinks about girls. What better way to celebrate Girls Inc's Girls Rights Week than to honor the first year anniversary of a "stay-at-home mom turned work-at-home activist" … [Read more...]

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Shaping Youth Honors Girls Rights Week May 3-7

May 3, 2010 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

May 3, 2010 In honor of Girls Rights Week, advocating for positive change in the world, I’m going to run a week long series of “all things girl” to show how media and marketing can HELP rather than hinder healthy development. What IS Girls Rights Week? Another ‘Hallmark holiday’ you ask? Not by a long shot... As one who changed radio channels four times on the way to … [Read more...]

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Overachievers: Interview with Liz Funk Author of SuperGirls Speak Out!

March 4, 2009 by Amy Jussel 15 Comments

Mar. 4, 2009 I'm berating myself for not having this interview 'go live' on Eastern time, where teen author Liz Funk (now 20) resides...I'm doing the best I can... ...ESPECIALLY since I got behind the eight ball due to delivering five hilarious "free-range teens" to their respective homes on a school night and didn't get the formatting done...So, alas, it's going live via … [Read more...]

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Counter-Marketing Thinspiration: Killer Media Cues

February 12, 2009 by Amy Jussel 17 Comments

Feb. 12, 2009 Media literacy rule number one: Watch for extreme headlines that command attention. I could've gone with 'Fatal Attraction' or any other number of sensationalist eyecatchers. As you can surmise, this is about the role of media feeding the pop culture zeitgeist like the Venus Flytrap plant in the Little Shop of Horrors, singing, "Feeeeeeed me." Valentine’s Day … [Read more...]

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