Media as Mirror (or, why kids media needs to look like the kids who consume it)
Have you seen the trending viral video of a young girl opening a birthday gift to find a special doll? The girl has a prosthetic leg…and...
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You Never Forget Your First
It doesn’t take much to trigger the memories. For me, even a brief mention of a golden fleece and Quiggly Mansion takes me back to my...
The Mystical Magic of Algorithms
I recently watched a captivating documentary about algorithms. If you’re surprised that I put the words “captivating”, “documentary” and...
Where is your smartphone right now?
Do you know someone who can never be more than an arm’s length away from their smartphone? Was that person born before or after 2000?...
When I think of media... (a rhyme for our time)
Inspired by Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein, Free To Be You And Me, and my Dad, I've written a poem. A poem for media. I hope you like it....
Government and media-- what's the right role?
Recently, Ofcom, the communications regulator for the UK, released a detailed report on UK media use. (Ofcom is short for Office of...
From Teenager to Screenager
Last week I participated in two events in which the documentary Screenagers (2016) was shown. The documentary explores the perils, pains...
Media literacy matters. Here's why.
Do you use media? That’s why media literacy matters. Too simplistic? Really it is as simple as that. If you use media, then it has...
The Mocking Taunt of the Blinking Cursor
Last week I spent three hours staring at a blank screen waiting for writing inspiration. Nothing. Damn cursor kept mocking me. “Having...
Finding The "Click" Moments of Creativity
My mother was a painter. Well, more truthfully she was a stay-at-home mom who painted. Our home was filled with her paintings, and our...
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