Now more than ever, technology and toys are being connected. From AR-based games to toys with artificial intelligence built in, children have more and more opportunities to use media and some of our most advanced computer technology to inspire their play.… →
Media Inside Out
Media Inside Out is a television talk show that explores the media we love to watch, listen to, read and play with an analytical and critical approach. Topics have included a discussion of diversity in commercials; the influence of news editing; and the shift in audience role from consumer to author. Media Inside Out approaches media with an appreciation for its potential as entertainment, and even as an educational tool, but balances that with an understanding of its impact and influence. Each episode digs deep into a specific media theme or media property. The series is produced and hosted by Sherri Hope Culver, director of the Center for Media and Information Literacy at Temple University. Program segments and information are conveyed in an entertaining, playful manner. The show explores, reveals, clarifies, and ultimately helps the audience appreciate the power of the media in their lives and their relationship with that media.Media Inside Out promotes creative and intellectual dialogue, while encouraging viewers to analyze their own media habits.
In recent years, celebrities have become increasingly vocal about their positions on various political topics. … →
This program looks at how all media, including television programs, music videos and advertising campaigns, favor lighter skin, and usually white skin.… →
The impact early childhood educational media can have on a child’s success, particularly for bi-lingual and multi-lingual children, is explored with guests Ed Greene and Erica Branch-Ridley of HITN (Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network).… →
How do parents make sure that their child’s digital diet of content is smart and safe, not harmful?… →
Because of the recent #MeToo movement and Women’s Marches across the country, Merriam-Webster announced that its 2017 Word of the Year was feminism.… →
Caring and treating others with kindness is what we all try to teach our children.… →
Whether you click on or turn on or scan through your daily news update, it’s probably undeniable that the way in which that news is covered makes your head hurt, or your stomach churn, or riles up your anxiety.… →
The Music Industry
Host Sherri Hope Culver highlights the current state of the music industry, with a focus on gender equality and inequality both from the performance side and the management side of the field.… →