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INDEX TO THIS EDITION:
- Around the Media World
- CENTERpieces
- TV to Watch
- Spotlight on Resources
- New in the Reading Room
- Talkback
- Subscribe / Unsubscribe
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Around the Media World
PLAN NOW FOR NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN JUNE, 2001
"Unleashing Creativity" is the theme of the 2001 National Media Education
Conference to be held June 23-26, 2001 in Austin, Texas. Over 500 teachers
and media literacy leaders are expected to attend this every two-year
event organized and hosted by the Partnership for Media Education, a
coalition of individuals and organizations in media literacy that work
together on large national projects. (CML is a founding member of the
Partnership and is represented on the Board of Directors.)
If you have an idea (and a desire) for presenting a workshop, the Call for
Presentations will be issued in September. For everyone else, put it on
your calendar and in your budget now! PME's two prior conferences
(Colorado Springs and St. Paul) were outstanding in every way.
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CENTERpieces
1. CML FOUNDER RECEIVES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Elizabeth Thoman, founder and president of the Center, was honored this
summer with a lifetime achievement award from the University of Dayton
(Ohio) for her pioneering leadership in media literacy in the United
States. You can enjoy a report on the award ceremony in words and
pictures at:
http://www.medialit.org/ReadingRoom/rrother/dayton1.html
2. SEMINAR ON RACE & REPRESENTATION IN TV NEWS, SEPT. 16
CML is pleased to host filmmaker Cheryl Chisholm, Saturday September 16
for a one-day workshop exploring issues of race in television news
coverage. Using a case study of the police bombing of the MOVE group in
Philadelphia participants will compare three versions of the incident,
learn a creative approach to visual note-taking and come away with
profound new insights about portrayal and representation of race. $50
includes lunch. For all the details call 800-226-9494 or go to:
http://www.medialit.org/mlsemsslist.htm#Chisholm
3. ADDITIONS TO WEB SITE
Changes are coming now fast and furious on the CML website. The home page
sports a "New at CML" button to take you direct to the most recent new
site pages. Bookmark it and come back often! Classic articles from issues
of Media&Values magazine are being uploaded daily this month thanks to the
work of intern Robert Gougeon. We've also added links to interesting new
sites. Among them MediaChannel.org which daily updates news and opinions
on media around the world. Literacy through Photography is a site to
encourage kids to find their voice through photos and written text.
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TV to Watch:
CATCH UP WITH 'WEST WING' RERUNS
The political season heated up last week with the Republican convention
and next week it will be the Democrats' turn. In the week between, you
can get your political 'fix' from nightly reruns of the best episodes of
"The West Wing", NBC's one-hour drama about life among the President's
staff. (Normally Wednesdays at 9pm EDT; this week check your listings for
different times each night; the original pilot airs Monday, August 7.)
Starring Martin Sheen, the series is acclaimed for its crisp writing and
has been nominated for 18 Emmy Awards. The media magazine, Brill's
Content, noted in its March cover story that the show has done more to
explain the inner-workings of presidential politics than the entire White
House press corps! The article is still on-line at:
http://www.brillscontent.com/features/whitehouse_0300.html
And Stephen Brill's column on the important difference between "real" and
fictional productions about living people and historical events is at:
http://www.brillscontent.com/columns/rewind_0300.html
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New in the Reading Room:
TIPS TO INTEGRATE MEDIA LITERACY ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
The first day of school is just around the corner! As you start to
organize your classes, take a minute to review the report on the recent
CML seminar on "Integrating Media Literacy Across the Curriculum."
Doctoral student Lisa Tripp (UC/San Diego) summarizes the key ideas
shared. Also included is a list of recommended media literacy teaching
resources for three curriculum areas: Language Arts, Social Studies and
Health Education.
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Talkback
Do you have any questions about the media literacy field or comments to
share about your own experiences? Feel free to e-mail us at
cml@medialit.org
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