At the Ross School, a very pricey K-12 institution in the Hamptons, faculty have worked hard to create what CJR calls “the best media literacy program money can buy.” Alexandria Neason looks at how that program has been put together, how it’s been adapted to changes in media technology and current events, what elements are taught more widely around the U.S., and the feelings that developing media savvy brings forth in the kids themselves. – Columbia Journalism Review
Tag: Winter 2019
We’re In A Golden Age Of Advice Columns. Why Is That?
John Paul Bremmer (who writes the column “¡Hola Papi!” for Out): “This advice renaissance might seem paradoxical: Why hasn’t distrust in the media as a whole negatively affected advice columns, where you would think that trust is paramount?” His answer: “a growing desire among the public for members of the media to express moral clarity.” – Columbia Journalism Review
Why Ursula K. Le Guin Made Up Her Own World(s)
In her 2017 essay collection, No Time to Spare, she argues that fantasy has a subversive streak, because it doesn’t take the current reality for granted. “Fantasy not only asks ‘What if things didn’t go on just as they do?’ but demonstrates what they might be like if they went otherwise,” she writes. – Humanities