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.
Podcasting
Over the past few years, more than a half million podcasts have been created. We are living in the golden age of this new media form that resembles radio. Host Sherri Hope Culver explores how this phenomenon has caught on in a massive with help from guests Jack Klotz, Director of Audio and Music Business at Klein College of Media and Communications, and Sam Cohn, Podcast Director at WHIP Radio.