Adventures Abroad
What draws us to travel away from home? Maybe this isn’t true for you. But I am definitely one of those people with a pretty consistent...
My top 10 tips for traveling alone (internationally)
While it’s great to travel with friends and family, my reality is that often I’m traveling alone. No need for a pity-party. I get travel...
Stop calling it all 'fake news'
Today, an op-ed in the Washington Post called President Trump “media illiterate”. The piece discusses how specific tweets from Trump...
Where do college students keep their phones at night?... and other insights
For the past few years I’ve given my “Business of Media” class a brief survey about their media use at the start of the semester. They...
Does media literacy need a makeover?
Today's news is filled with stories highlighting the need for us to bring an analytical and critical perspective to reports we read about...
There’s no place like someone else’s home (for taboo media use)
It’s September and that’s means back-to-school time for most families with kids. Time to rekindle those rituals of selecting a new...