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Students Plea To Take Action Against Gun Violence, Adults Fail Miserably

June 4, 2019 by Amy Jussel 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...]

Filed Under: Growing up too soon, Pro-Social & Positive Picks Tagged With: #gunviolence, #WearOrange, 22 X 20, active shooter drills, APA study mental health, Everytown, Generation Z, GenZ, Give youth the mic, gun control, gun violence, Julia Heilrayne, kids and public health, March for our Lives, mental health, Moms Demand Action, Parkland, school shootings, Since Parkland, student voice, teen voters, Wear orange, youth activists, YTH.org

Grad Night, School Policy and Mobile Media Management

June 6, 2013 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

June 6, 2013 “…Any personal items (including car keys, ids, cell phones) will be bagged and labeled with the student’s name. Digital cameras must NOT have transmission capability and will be left at … [Read more...]

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Sandy Hook Shooting Silence: Floundering in Social Media Darkness

December 17, 2012 by Amy Jussel 3 Comments

Update June 10, 2014 (6-10-14 update: This graphic is a map of the 74 school shootings since Sandy Hook, compiled by Mark Gongloff of Everytown.org, Original Sandy Hook article at the end)Just since … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Shaping Youth, Vapid Values, Viral & Buzz Media Tagged With: children media violence, Connecticut, facing fears, gun control, guns, Newton, Sandy Hook Elementary, school safety, school shootings, security, Talking to Kids About Headline News, talking with kids about news, virginia tech

Dark Knight Rises: Resources to Reassure Kids

July 20, 2012 by Amy Jussel 10 Comments

July 20, 2012 “Some Joker has to ruin it all,” a young ticket holder shaking his head fumed as news of the Batman movie premiere tragedy shot through every media channel from mobile to … [Read more...]

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SchoolLoop Digital Voice Alerts Help San Mateo

August 24, 2009 by Amy Jussel 11 Comments

August 24, 2009 In the category of “why those tedious B2S Emergency Response Forms are imperative” I offer my personal parenting experience from this morning’s pipe-bombing incident with a former … [Read more...]

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26 Nov

Univision anchor Jorge Ramos says his network’s friendly interview with Trump, “put in doubt the independence of our news department.”

"We cannot... offer Trump an open microphone to broadcast his falsehoods and conspiracy theories."

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16 Nov

Out today! A driver's manual for staying sane on the internet. @holden

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Avatar Amy Jussel @shapingyouth ·

16 Nov

As @jayrosen_nyu so clearly states, it's "not the odds, but the stakes"...Media and #journo can convey context without partisan pandering, clearly citing facts on autocracy objectively...@Sulliview is right, the public deserves to be informed. #NewsLiteracy #democracy

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16 Nov

Dangerous 🆘📢to see this, given they've once AGAIN just enabled their platform to post lies claiming a rigged election when it was not! This is how democracies are overthrown with #misinformation Have media learned nothing? #Journo pay attention! WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-allows-ads-claiming-rigged-2020-election-on-facebook-instagram-309b678d?mod=e2tw

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