Media Mindfulness

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The story of National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)refusing a donation of DVDs by Inconvenient Truth co-producer Laurie David is flying all over the blogosphere right now. The following post from the Think Progress blog has a great link to the kind of oil and coal industry curricula the NATA does accept (it’s about a teen […]

I’m currently writing a chapter on Native America, education and digital learning for the MacArthur Foundation, who is publishing a seminal six book series on the subject next year. My chapter will be in the “Race and Ethnicity” volume. MacArthur is investing a lot of resources ($50 million!) into this project and is making a […]

At least with The Daily Show fake news is funny. Not so with “Video News Releases” (NVR), which are bogus news packages created by PR companies that run during regular news programs as if they are legitimate news. This has been a growing phenomena that needs curbing. Click below for more:
Free Press : No Fake […]

America’s Army is Rated ‘T’ for Teen
As you probably know, the US military is having trouble recruiting. Various strategies include massive ad campaigns, video games, and aggressive campus presences. While working at a Native American boarding school, I recall classes getting cancelled so students could watch the Air Force rock band perform in the gym. […]

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As the New York Times recently reported, companies are creating their own films, TV networks and “webasodes” under the rubric of “branded content.” The fact that I am writing about it is a tribute to the “marketability” of the concept. People ignore ads, so this is part of the commercial backlash to wire your eyes […]

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So many movies, so little time. Staying informed is serious work. Still, looks like there’s another excellent documentary on the war, Iraq in Fragments. Judging from the trailer it appears beautifully shot, which makes me a little nervous. I’m coming to believe that images that spectacularize war tend to make it more palpable, as if […]

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Could this be the future of reading? ZAP Reader takes your text and flashes it quickly so you don’t need to move your eyes. This is a little like the idea I had when I was a kid to take a “book pill” to save the time it takes to read. I don’t know if […]

Here’s another opportunity to read about the top 25 censored news stories from project censored. Here’s a snip, click the link to read what’s on the rest of the list.
News & Culture | Censored news stories:
1. Net Neutrality
Throughout 2005 and this year, a largely underground debate has raged regarding the future of the Internet. More […]

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This is your brain on negative ads - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.com:
WASHINGTON - The grainy black-and-white images appear on television, while ominous music plays in the background. It’s another in a blizzard of negative political ads and before you consciously know it, the message takes hold of your brain.
You may not want it […]

Via: Boing Boing: Timeline of words used in Presidential speeches (1776 - 2006):
Chirag has analyzed “the words that presidents used frequently in their speeches shows which issues they deemed important. The prominence of ‘Terrorist’ in G. W. Bush’s tag cloud is unsurprising while Richard Nixon was all about ‘commitment’ somehow. Move the slider around to […]

They’re not just for trucks stops anymore…
Prime Rib, Minus the Prime-Time TV:
“[National Restaurant Association] surveys show that diners increasingly view restaurants as extensions of their own homes, and a large percent would like to see table-top TVs installed at their favorite eating joint.”

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