YOUTH: Material World Puts Price Tag on Values
Teens grow up in a commercial world. By the time the average adolescent graduates from high school, he or she...
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War is Hell… Pass the Popcorn
Q: You mentioned that there have been more war films made than any other genre through the decades. How do...
اقرأ المزيدWOMEN: Madonna: Siren or Symbol?
"It's all about flirting." There is no need to question further. Madonna tells us herself at the end of the...
اقرأ المزيدYOUTH: Wise Dating Is No Game
Dating can be an exciting beginning to getting to know someone — but you'd never know it from The All...
اقرأ المزيدDoes TV Shape Ethnic Images?
The landscape from Amos 'n' Andy to The Cosby Show is littered with ethnic shows and characters who have entertained...
اقرأ المزيدPASTORING: Senior Productions Raise Self-Esteem
Older viewers face a confusing TV world. Despite recent improvements, over-50 characters are all too often stereotyped or ignored. Crime...
اقرأ المزيدPASTORING: What Gender is God?
Recently, my local newspaper ran a review of a comedian's live show that focused on his male bravado and his...
اقرأ المزيدCatholic Media Literacy Conference Draws 1100 Participants
April, 1998: Over 1100 teachers and administrators participated in a first-ever media literacy "mini-conference" held as an integral part of...
اقرأ المزيدReaching for the Common Good: Moyers interviews Bellah
As one of the founders of the growing "Common Good" movement, philosopher, author and social activist Robert Bellah has been...
اقرأ المزيدCan a Woman Deliver the News?
A longstanding argument holds that women's voices are not authoritative on-air personalities. Following this tradition, U.S. network anchors have almost...
اقرأ المزيدWho’s in the Dollhouse? Research reveals surprising role models
"No Ken, I don't want to go to a movie later, 'cuz I need ta work out first." "OK, I'll...
اقرأ المزيدReal News vs. the Newsreel
While the outcry over muzzling the news media and thus controlling public information reached a fever pitch recently with [fill...
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