Archives for May 2007

Vaulted Into the Limelight: When Candid Camera Goes Viral

Yesterday I wrote about what happens when stars are caught on camera unaware, and alluded to what could happen if kids become ‘slumber party set-ups’ for funny viral videos, or turned into web celebs when they wish to be regular Joes. I was hoping I could defer the topic a tad longer to do my homework with some legal beagles, but alas, the 18-year old … [Read more...]

Celebs Without Makeup: Beauty Bashing Via Video?

Awhile back I found this poignant painting (at left) on Ashley Cecil's blog. She uses a paintbrush to bring issues to the forefront through artistic journalism, and this post about kids' exposure to daytime TV is no exception. This art piece depicting body image messages being sent to kids in our media culture moved me so much, I bought it for our work in Shaping Youth's … [Read more...]

Memorial Day: Teach Your Children Well

May 26, 2014 Memorial Day Since people have continued to confuse Memorial Day and Veteran's Day I wanted to add one more simple comparison/contrast to help sort it out. Also, on Twitter, there will be a #GoSilent moment at 12:01pm EDT on Memorial Day along with several other poignant hashtags that help clarify with a heartfelt salute: #InHonorOf and #HonorTheFallen. May 21, … [Read more...]

Freedom Writers’ Erin Gruwell: Online, On Film, In Person!

“When a racial incident occurred in her classroom, 23-year-old English teacher Erin Gruwell spun it into an ongoing dialogue that ultimately changed the lives of 150 inner-city students…” With new media, social web connectivity, and video posts, she’s no doubt reached millions more! True stories like the Freedom Writers don’t make it onto … [Read more...]

Take the Multitasking Challenge at MyPopStudio!

I was raised in a ‘question authority’ family of intellectual gamesmanship. When my Dad would cite stats as facts in know-it-all style, my Mom would trot out How to Lie with Statistics and take him down a notch, grounding him in reality. Such is the case with statistical hullabaloo about today’s wired kids being such hot shots at multitasking... Mind you, … [Read more...]