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Hosting/Producing

KIDS TALK MEDIA (2019-present)

Podcast series interviewing two best friends about their favorite media and opinions about current media. 

MEDIA INSIDE OUT  (2013-present)

Television talk show looking behind-the-scenes at the media we watch, listen to, read and play. Episodes have discussed The Influence of Algorithms, Representation in Children's Media, Violence in Video Games, Fake News & Misinformation with guests from Philadelphia and around the world.  The program airs weekly on Temple University Television and streaming.

Host, About Kids, TV series, New Jersey Public Television

Feature reporter, NJ News, weekly feature “Here Comes the Weekend” 

Host, live, broadcast town meetings quarterly (topical issues), New Jersey Public TV

Host, live public television pledge drives, NJPTV and WYBE Philadelphia

Reporter, Discover New Jersey, TV series, NJPTV

Co-host, podcast series, Kid’s Corner, WXPN radio

Online lecturer, Great Courses streaming course on media literacy

Online lecturer, Uninettuno Online University, Italy

Host, live broadcast, Philadelphia Mummer’s Parade, simulcast WYBE and WPVI

Host, live broadcast of Polish Independence Day parade, WYBE

Host, Professional Journal, public affairs TV series, NJPTV

Reporter, New Jersey Personalities, interview with Ray Liotta

Host, New Jersey, Incorporated, pilot for business series, NJPTV

Presentations/Panels/Workshops

“An Online Life: The importance of Information, Empowerment and Safety”. United Nations 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. New York. 2023.

 

“How can the development of self-reflection techniques help children select appropriate media content?”  RMIT University symposium. Virtual. Melbourne, Australia. 2023.

 

“Children and A.I. and the public good”. UNESCO MIL global conference. Virtual. 2023

 

“Quality media and intentional consumption: How can our media choices create a more positive world?”. 2nd Virtual International Smart Conference on Sustainable Education. 2023.

 

“Making media and information literacy topical and timely for preschoolers”. Public Journalism Club of Armenia. 2022.

 

“What does Big Tech’s dominance over the news mean for journalists?”. Deutsch Welle (DK) Akademie. Germany. 2022.

 

“Industry Talk”. Visiting professor. Western Sydney University. Australia. 2022

 

“Media literacy as a transformational trend in entertainment”. University of Sao Paulo. Brazil. 2022.

 

“Media Literacy in the Family”. Lourenço Castanho School. Brazil. 2022.

 

“Why inspiring children to be journalists could transform trust in journalism”. Thessaloniki International media summer academy. 2022.

 

"Living in a Surveillance Society". Thessaloniki International Media Summer Academy. Greece. 2021. 

“Digital Playgrounds: young gamers and critical thinking: How video games can foster critical thinking in children”. Games For Impact and Indigames Poland. Virtual. 2021.

 

"Should Media Literacy be a Human Right?" Media Meet 2020. Bangalore, India. Virtual. 2020.

 

“What the top kid-YouTubers tells us about kids today”. National Association for Media Literacy Education conference. Washington, DC. 2019.

“Communicating research to the public: the past and future of media literacy education in the changing media landscape”. International Communication Association conference. Blue Sky Workshop. Washington, DC. 2019.

“Media at our fingertips: media literacy guiding the way”. Street Project Foundation. Digital Amazons project. Nigeria. Virtual. 2019.

 

“The path to media literacy begins with kids”. Digital Communications Network conference. Bratislava, Slovakia. 2018.

 

“Gender in children’s media”. Children’s Media Association. New York, NY.  2018.

"Teens and social media". Mexico Institute of Federal Communications. Media literacy forum. Mexico City, Mexico. 2018. 

Press

Los Angeles Times
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