MEDIA LITERACY

EMPIRE OF THE AIR

teachwithvision DOCUMENTARY, MEDIA LITERACY

https://www.pbs.org/video/empire-of-the-air-power-of-sound/

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.” In Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, Ken Burns examines the lives of three extraordinary men who shared the primary responsibility for this invention and its early success, and whose genius, friendship, rivalry and enmity interacted in tragic ways.

EGGS 101

hharvey CONSUMERISM, CORPORATE ISSUES, DEBATE/ARGUMENT, DOCUMENTARY, FOOD NUTRITION, G rated Not Rated, MEDIA LITERACY

American Egg Board members ended up with egg on their faces after the November 2008 election. Over 63% of the voters in California voted “yes” on Proposition 2 labeledStandards for Confining Farm Animals. When signatures were gathered for this initiative, it was titled Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, but evidently “cruelty” was too strong a term to be placed on the initiative, so it was changed to Standards for Confining Farm Animals. The law as passed carries the title, Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, and goes into effect in 2015. Continue reading →