Perhaps it is time to stop the television bashing which is so very easy to do and see what we might have missed in joining the general rush to judgment.
The Second Spring: Media Literacy in Canada’s Schools
Canada is a vast nation – the largest in the world now that the Soviet Union has broken up – with a relatively small population of about twenty six million. In fact, there are more people in the state of California than in all of Canada. Canada’s ten provinces and two northern territories each have […]
Pop goes the Saviour
“We observe and reflect upon the actions and choices of the characters that attract our attention, and on the worlds in which they find themselves. We also reflect upon the way those characters and worlds are presented to us. We fashion our lives and the contexts we live in. Such contemplation is more than media […]
Multimedia Missionary: TV Is Not The Devil’s Tool
‘’The real meaning of Christmas” and some genuinely Christian values are projected in prime-time television, according to John Pungente of the Jesuit Communication Project.
To Morph Or Not To Morph
Canada explores the broadcasting of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – a show aimed at 9 to 12 years olds – which some consider as being too violent for Canadian television.
Live Long And Prosper: Media Literacy in the USA
Pungente travels the United States investigating the emerging field of media literacy.
Media Education in Canada
An Overview
Analyzing advertising in the English language arts classroom
A study of students with media education and those without
A Child’s Life
Conference paper on learning, literacy and the role of media
Measuring the Media in Kid’s Lives
The influence of media on the physical and mental health of children