Education
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‘Educational’ TV Falls Short, Study Says
Posted by TV Week on 13 Nov 2008 | Tagged as: News, North America, Education, Media Analysis
| By Ira Teinowitz, TV Week How educational are children’s educational TV shows on commercial channels? Not very, suggests a new study by Children’s Now, which finds that only 1 in 8 programs listed by TV stations as “educational/informational” in fact offer education of “high quality.” |
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Stony Brook Unveils Center For News Literacy
Posted by Newsday on 27 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: News, Free Speech, Media Freedom, Journalism, Television, Newspapers, Education
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By Olivia Winslow, Newsday Stony Brook University says it will establish the nation’s first Center for News Literacy, designed to educate current and future news consumers on how to judge the credibility and reliability of news. |
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Getting A YouTube Education
Posted by AP on 12 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: News, Free Speech, New Media, YouTube, Education
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By Jake Coyle, AP As students meekly file back to school this fall, they might remember that class is in session at - of all places - YouTube. |
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Full Disclosure
Posted by Common Wealth on 26 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: News, Blogs, Free Speech, Media Freedom, Journalism, New Media, Education
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By Dan Kennedy, Common Wealth The New England News Forum pulls back the curtain on local journalism. |
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Senate Democrats foil attempt to bar ‘Fairness Doctrine’
Posted by Washington Times on 20 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: News, Politics, Media Freedom, Policy, FCC, Television, Telecommunications, Cable, US Congress, Education, Right v. Left
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By Kara Rowland, Washington Times Senate Democrats last night beat back a Republican attempt to attach an anti-Fairness Doctrine bill as an amendment to education legislation. |
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A Glimpse Into The Heart Of Iranian Society
Posted by Global Voices on 16 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: News, Media Savvy, Bias, Blogs, Free Speech, Technology, Media Freedom, Journalism, Middle East, Activism, Democracy, Education, Alternative Press
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By Hamid Tehrani, Global Voices Christian Alexander is an American blogger who has written his BA thesis on Iranian blogs. Here, he shares with us his opinion on Iranian blogs. He is also a contributor to Sounds Iranian blog where people who do research on Iranian blogs and exchange their ideas. |
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E-Mail shows CNN, Gupta Given The Right Facts Before Getting Them Wrong
Posted by Huffington Post on 11 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: News, CNN, Commentary, Ethics, Action, Journalism, Humor, Television, Pop Culture, Health Care, Education, Right v. Left, Talk Shows, Documentary
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By Roy Sekoff, Huffington Post Dr. Sanjay Gupta today admitted that he was wrong about some of the facts in his CNN report on SiCKO — a report that led Michael Moore to blast Wolf Blitzer. |
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Mainstream Media Where Are You?
Posted by CommonDreams.org on 09 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: News, Media Savvy, Bias, Ownership, North America, US, Free Speech, Politics, Ethics, News War, Media Freedom, Journalism, New Media, Television, Iraq War, Activism, Newspapers, Education, Alternative Press
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By Paul Buchheit, Commondreams.org It is understandable that today’s youth, with so many entertainment options and electronic distractions can’t be sufficiently aware of world issues. But they simply don’t get enough information from the mainstream press. If they hear at all about controversial issues, the information is oversimplified, incomplete, and often one-sided. |
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Is Anyone Going Into Journalism Anymore?
Posted by startribune.com on 09 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: News, Media Savvy, Technology, New York Times, Ethics, Action, Media Freedom, Journalism, New Media, Activism, Telecommunications, Newspapers, Business, Education, Alternative Press
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By Kate Parry, startribune.com Doom-filled predictions about newspapers have given the whole industry a bad case of jitters about the future. But something of an antidote has arrived in this newsroom: The summer interns are here. |
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School Official Sues Fox Over Report Parody Story In Maine
Posted by AP on 03 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: News, Fox News, Journalism, Education, Indecency
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By AP A school administrator who says he was ridiculed and harassed based on a bogus news story is suing. |
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The Obscured Continent
Posted by Columbia Journalism Review on 27 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: News, Bias, Africa, Commentary, Action, Journalism, Activism, Democracy, Darfur, Education
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By Gal Beckerman, CJR It’s hard to find Africa in Vanity Fair’s new “Africa Issue.” |
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Documentary: Law gives Military Access to Student Data
Posted by McClatchy-Tribune on 21 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: News, US, USGOP, Pentagon, Education
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By David Goldstein, McClatchy Newspapers A high-school class assignment about advertising in public schools snowballed into a documentary on how the federal No Child Left Behind law promotes military recruitment, infringes on students’ privacy and encourages school officials to look the other way. |
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With An Agenda Of Hope, Iraqi Media Mogul Funds The Arts
Posted by Christian Science Monitor on 11 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: News, Action, Middle East, Iraq War, Newspapers, Education
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By Sam Dagher, Christian Science Monitor Publisher Fakhri Karim is using his influence and wealth to fuel a cultural revival in Iraq. |
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Stars Shine Light On Media Literacy Efforts
Posted by TV Week on 07 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: News, AOLTimeWarner, Action, PBS, Television, Activism, Education
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By Ira Teinowitz, TV Week Worried about congressional calls for legislation and regulation, Hollywood’s creative community is rolling stars out to Washington to deliver a message about boosting media literacy efforts. |
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New Media Literacy as Important for Educators as Students
Posted by PBS on 07 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: News, New Media, Education
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By Mark Glaser, PBS Mediashift With the rise of new media, should the focus of media literacy education shift to educating educators - and other adults - about blogs, podcasts, social networking, mobile content and virtual worlds? |
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