From stories in the news, to characters in popular TV shows or reality shows, people with mental illness are often played for laughs, or distorted to create conflict in a plot line or simply misleading.… →
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.
The conversation about the digital divide continues in this episode of Media Inside Out.… →
Media literacy and environmental education are often interconnected. In this episode of Media Inside Out, learn more about how sustainability and environmental awareness is communicated through various mediums of media and what these conversations are about.… →
So much has changed about the publishing industry since the advent of the internet and the Kindle–how do publishers keep up?… →
Super Bowl commercials are often as entertaining and anticipated as the game itself.… →
With the proliferation of fake news stories throughout and since the election, the question arises, how do you figure out what’s true and what’s false? … →
The shows we watched as kids hold a special place in our hearts and nostalgia.… →
Media created by youth has become a growing industry. It’s a way for young people to learn about the world and explore their artistic ambitions and as an outlet for self-expression.… →
History Communication
Host Sherri Hope Culver takes a step back from the radically changing view of facts and the media in our tumultuous times to examine the history of communication itself in an effort to see how we came to establish what is today being disrupted.… →