A lot of children's advertisements make eating candy into a game. This distorts children's ability to eat candy responsibly by making it into a matter of winning or losing.
We are interested in the media world in which we live and its effects on todays youth and children.
This blog started as a class project. Its intent is to act as a resource and discussion board for others like us. People who are concerned with educating the children of today in regards to their media saturated world and its powerful affects.
We are not against the media. We use it, love it, hate it, enjoy it...but we do think it important to understand the tools and messages behind the media.
"Media literacy is not just important, it's absolutely critical. It's going to make the difference between whether kids are a tool of the mass media or whether the mass media is a tool for kids to use."
-Linda Ellerbee
Producer/Host, Nick News
Email us post ideas, information, articles, and thoughts regarding the media and our children. How can better educate and empower our children when it comes to the media:
medialiteracy4kids@gmail.com
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