Past issues of the CML C*O*N*N*E*C*T newsletter are listed below. Each issue includes valuable resources, CML news and news in the field of media literacy, and upcoming events. Television programming, web sites and motion pictures of importance and curriculum connections are also noted.
| Date |
Content Includes |
Lesson Plans |
| Winter 2005, Issue 38 |
New For You! |
This issue contains descriptions of resource materials for classroom use. |
| September 2005, Issue 36 |
CML announces completion of CML's Media Lit Kit™; capacity crowd fills Disney Hall to launch www.ProjectSmartArt.org |
New lesson plan collection explores Five Key Questions. |
| May 2005, Issue 35 |
Guided Tour Audioconference; CML projects update; reports on "media multitasking" and "on-demand media consumers," and Pew reports on campaign 2004 and teen and senior web use |
Video News Releases and the Future of TV Anchors |
| April 2005, Issue 34 |
2005 Spring Catalog - 300+ resources!; Women in media resources; reports on media and kids, internet in schools, and teen web use |
Impact of real-world events on television programming |
| February 2005, Issue 33 |
New For You featuring 8 new products; NMEC 2005 preview; reports on smoking and the media |
Photo retouching; 2004 Election & Media; Cartoons and Animations |
| December 2004, Issue 32 |
CML's MediaLit Kit available in Spanish; media ethics - what makes a news organization credible?; reports on alcohol industry advertising; media, youth and civic engagement; kids, games and new media |
Points of View, Economics, News, Production |
| October 2004, Issue 31 |
Journal focuses double issue on Media Literacy; Animation festival; reports on policy and 21st Century skills |
Writing for Media; Through Whose Lens? |
| September 2004, Issue 30 |
New Product: Media Construction of Presidential Campaigns |
Election focs with lessons on advertising, biographic films, political humor and more! |
| July/August 2004, Issue 29 |
Advertising Facts; Digital Images in K-12 Classrooms; New resources added to catalog |
Video Games and Representation of War; Art Reflecting Surroundings |
| June 2004, Issue 28 |
Organizing Get Out To Vote; Reports on Hollywood Leadership, Diversity on TV, Youth Civic Engagement Online |
Media Coverage of War |
| May 2004, Issue 27 |
Report on Digital TV and Youth programming; Caregiver's Guide on Kids Media |
Hard News vs. News Analysis; Intellectual Property & Copyright |
| April 2004, Issue 26 |
Obesity and the Media; Facilitator Guide on Entertainment Ratings |
Photojournalism, Objectivity, and Ethics |
| March 2004, Issue 25 |
Political TV Campaign Ads; Study Guides for Joan of Arcadia; Considering TiVO |
Internet: Advertising and Information Accuracy |
| January/February 2004, Issue 24 |
Video Games, Media Mosaic, Facts Sheet on Media Literacy, Visual Thinking |
Branding; Media Monopoly and Music |
| December 2003, Issue 23 |
Study on Role of Media in Kids lives, CML in the LA Times; New Media Coverage of War Curriculum; Ethics of cellphone cameras |
"Media Babies" Looking at the effects media on kids |
| November 2003, Issue 22 |
How do dinosaurs come to life?; Food Culture meets TV Culture; plus 14 new resources |
Maps and their Bias |
| October 2003, Issue 21 |
CML's MediaLit Kit™: Five Questions that Can Change the World!; FTC report on Alcohol Ads and Marketing Practices |
Reinventing Governor Schwarzenegger; Influence of Media |
| September 2003, Issue 20 |
21st Century Learning: Groundbreaking Report and Student-Produced Work |
Analysis of Modern and Historical Media Issues |
| August 2003, Issue 19 |
Highlights from 2003 National Media Education Conference |
Images, Messages, Stereotype, and Slant |
| July 2003, Issue 18 |
Reflections on the 'Vast Wasteland'; plus 8 new resources |
Teach 'Rights, Roles and Responsibilities in a Media Age |
| June 2003, Issue 17 |
Focus on Radio; Reports on Internet Use |
Internet lessons focus on storytelling and Reporting |
| May 2003, Issue 16 |
Resources to help children cope with violent or "difficult" stories and images |
Media and Democracy Lessons for Secondary Schools |
| March 2003, Issue 15 |
Copyright/Fair Use; Report on TV Sex; New Resources |
Media Channel curricular resources |
| December 2002, Issue 14 |
Student Media Festival; CIC Media Literacy Report |
Media Literacy in the Arts |
| September 2002, Issue 13 |
Rise in Internet Use; Staged Photos |
Terrorism |
| July 2002, Issue 12b |
Healthy Body Image; Teens, Sex and TV |
Creative Process |
| May 2002, Issue 12a |
Institutes and Symposia; First Amendment Report |
Understanding News |
| March 2002, Issue 11b |
Resources on Women, Girls and Technology |
Women's History |
| February 2002, Issue 11a |
Ratings Guides for Parents; New Media Violence Video |
Evaluating the Internet |
| November 2001, Issue 10 |
National Media Literacy Standards |
Media Production |
| October 2001, Issue 9 |
Video Game Reports; New National Membership Organization |
Violence and Terrorism |
| May 2001, Issue 8 |
Advertising resources |
Pearl Harbor |
| February 2001, Issue 7 |
Dinnertime is TV Time |
Marketing to Teens |
| December 2000, Issue 6 |
Movie Review Web Sites |
Media Literacy in Science |
| August 2000, Issue 4 |
Media Literacy and Curriculum |
Media and Politics |
| July 2000, Issue 3 |
Issues of representation |
News Coverage of Race |
| June 2000, Issue 2 |
Media portrayal of fatherhood |
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| May 2000, Issue 1 |
Hollywood revises guidelines for children's programming |
Elian Gonzalez Photographs |