Guest Contributors

Media literacy can be explored from various different angles and from differing perspectives.  Below are articles about various topics in media literacy and media education written by some of today's leading minds in the field.

Antonio Lopez - Youth media expert, blogger, and media producer. Wants to bridge worlds—mental, cultural, ecological and technological. He was content provider for a groundbreaking Spanish language media and health CD-ROM, Medios y Remedios, produced by the New Mexico Media Literacy Project.

 

War Pictures by Antonio Lopez 

 

Modding Social Change by Antonio Lopez 

 

Product Placement Planet by Antonio Lopez 

 

The Fifth Element of Hip Hop by Antonio Lopez and Mike Ipiotis (360) 

 

The Authenticity Paradox and the Perils of Youth Marketing by Antonio Lopez

 

A Community is Not a Demographic by Antonio Lopez

 

 

Amy Hornblas - Youth Services Coordinator for AWARE (Aid to Women, Men, and Children in Abuse and Rape Emergencies) in Hardwick, Vermont. Works directly with youth who have experienced sexual or domestic violence, providing them with emotional support, educational support groups, legal advocacy, and support for their non-offending caregivers.

 

This Is Your Brain on Television by Amy Hornblas 

 

 

Lynn Ziegler - Educator, parent, and author or Spongeheadz: U & MEdia.  Lynn has worked on both sides of the media - as a content creator in the role of television news writer, and also as an educator, writing about issues in the media related to children.

 

New Fall Commercials: Don't Blink! by Lynn Ziegler 



Vanessa Domine, PhD - With research that crosses the disciplinary boundaries of communication studies, educational technology and media literacy, Vanessa is especially interested in media literacy among young people and the impact of commercialism on schools and communities.
 

The Tumultuous Marriage of Media & Technology by Vanessa Domine, PhD

UnderstandMedia.com Contributor Interviews
Antonio Lopez, Youth Media Specialist 
Amy Hornblas, Youth Services Coordinator, AWARE, author of This Is Your Brain on Television 

 


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