Media Mindfulness

And you wonder why things in American are so strange:
CNN.com - Researchers: Homes have more TVs than people - Sep 22, 2006:
NEW YORK (AP) — The average American home now has more television sets than people.
That threshold was crossed within the past two years, according to Nielsen Media Research. There are 2.73 TV sets in […]

It’s that time of year: Project Censored has issued it annual report of top censored stories. The verdict? Read on…
Project Censored Media Democracy in Action:
Top 25 Censored
news stories of 2007
#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media
#2 Halliburton Charged with Selling Nuclear Technologies to Iran
#3 Oceans of the World in Extreme Danger
#4 Hunger and […]

Antonio is a featured panelist on this up-coming Web chat. Please join in!
US Dept of State - Media Literacy Webchat to Kick Off UNESCO Conference on September 18:
Media Literacy Webchat to Kick Off UNESCO Conference on September 18
Antonio R. López of World Bridger Media
Date: Monday, 18 September 2006
Time: 8:00 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT)

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A Spanish journalist researching a book emailed me some questions about advertising, and this is how I responded:
1) Does advertising work at a subconscious or conscious level?
Both, but mostly subconscious (in general I don’t like to separate the two). First it stimulates the nervous system to trigger an emotional response. Ads seek […]

This is an interesting take on video games:
Gaming the System - New York Times:
Persuasive Games, based in Atlanta, is one of many companies that create online games. Sometimes it does this for name-brand clients, including Cold Stone Creamery and Chrysler. Earlier this year, however, Persuasive Games released a game about the copy-shop chain Kinko’s that […]