Why I’ve Stopped Watching the 11 O’Clock News”
Last summer I stopped watching the 11 o'clock news — on any channel. In years gone by I was a...
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LP# 2B Basic Visual Language II: How to Analyze a Visual Text
Through cooperative observation, analysis and discussion, students learn to recognize how the basic visual elements learned in activity 2A –...
اقرأ المزيدRights and Permissions for Content on the CML Website
Since its founding in 1989, the Center for Media Literacy has been committed to making media literacy information and resources...
اقرأ المزيدVoices of Media Literacy: International Pioneers Speak : Robyn Quin Interview Transcript
ROBYN QUIN DATE OF INTERVIEW: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 INTERVIEWER: TESSA JOLLS (Quote) There is so much emphasis...
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Out of Africa: Western Media Stereotypes Shape Images
As a graduate student just arrived from Zambia to study at Syracuse University in 1968-9, I developed the habit of...
اقرأ المزيدDefining Media Violence: It’s Not so Easy!
Critics of television violence research note that media violence experts measure television violence quite differently. George Gerbner of the University...
اقرأ المزيدHow to Evaluate Media Images of Women
At the beginning of my career in the 1970s I spent time actively looking in television and film for characters...
اقرأ المزيدAlcohol in Prime Time: 10 Guidelines for Writers
The following set of guidelines for the entertainment community about the use of alcohol in TV entertainment shows has helped...
اقرأ المزيدPictures in the Parlor
If traditional culture defined a world where only the wealthy had access to beautiful color pictures--oil paintings--the proliferation of advertising...
اقرأ المزيدDisaster Pornography from Somalia
In the vanguard of the Marines, the press corps had already stormed Somailia. Now we will see more of the...
اقرأ المزيدIn Terms of Media: Photography
With millions of cameras owned by even more millions of individuals, photography is probably the most popular hobby in the...
اقرأ المزيدPhoto Ethics: Aim High When You Shoot
Chitrabani, a Christian communication center in Calcutta, India, has developed a set of guidelines for still photography which provide thoughtful...
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