June 4, 2009 In Part Two of my interview on The Girl Revolution, we got into the 'Secret Life of the American Teenager' media portrayal of a 15-year old 'band geek' and I realized I never got around to posting my extensive ISIS conference data and teen vs. parent point of view on that series finale... I definitely need to uncork that discussion and continue this last one, as … [Read more...]
Amy Jussel on The Girl Revolution, Part Two
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Kids’ Prime Time TV Health Cues Ingested, For Better or for Worse
Dec. 28, 2016 Adding this MediaShift article on using comedy to impart serious science/data/facts as well. With an incoming administration that has no 'use' for reality or facts, it's imperative that media literacy advocates serve strong doses of health, science and eco-literacy into the media stream to combat propaganda and political 'RealityTV' trash, aka "fake news." … [Read more...]
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