Media&Values (Issues 31-41)

Tuning in to Television:
How the Magic Box Shapes Our Views, Vision and Culture		 Issue #40-41
Summer/Fall 1987
Exploring the Theme
•STARTING POINT: Life Before Television?
•Escape From Gilligan's Island
•We Are What We Watch: We Watch What We Are
•Alice Doesn't Live Here Any More, But the White Rabbit Does
•J.R. in Hell: Sin and Salvation on the Small Screen
•Second Decade Marks Move to Wider Arena
•Dawn of a New Decade
•YOUTH: Wise Dating Is No Game
•Media&Values: More than a Magazine
Reflection / Action
•Outside From the Inside: Television in Jail
•How Well Does Television Handle Social Issues?
•MINORITIES: TV Stereotypes Ignore Dramas Of Life
•Video Values: Questions for the Reflective Viewer
•PASTORING: ‘Cosby’ Preaches Loving Lessons
•CHILDREN: Learning to Decipher TV Culture
•Use TV to Exercise Values
 
Militarism:
The Media Connection		 Issue #39
Spring 1987
Exploring the Theme
•STARTING POINT: The images still haunt me
•Marketing the Military: Should Soldiering Be Sold Like Soap?
•Stereotypes Mask Feelings of Fear
•War is Hell... Pass the Popcorn
•Toying With War
•FAMILY: Working Together Gives Peace a Chance
Reflection / Action
•YOUTH: War Is What? Media Confuses Teen Viewers
•MINORITIES: Racism Still Implicit In Patriotic Come-Ons
•PASTORING: Religion Must Rethink Military Metaphors
•GLOBAL: One-Sided Images Feed Cold War Mystique
•Questions Help Evaluate War Films
 
Cracking the Color Code:
Minorities in Media		 Issue #38
Winter 1987
Exploring the Theme
•STARTING POINT: How do you spell "minority?"
•A Long Way to Go: Minorities and the Media
•The Wrong Background: Issues of Newsroom Employment
•"...And the Company President Is a Black Woman"
•For 200 Years: Alternative Press Voices Dissident Views
Reflection / Action
•How to Monitor the News
•Minority Media: Hearing the Other Side
•FAMILY: Learning to Live In Interracial World
•CHILDREN:: Vigilant Parents Fill Media's Gaps
•Beware: Video Classics
•GLOBAL: World's Airwaves Echo Racist Attitudes
 
Selling the Dream:
Advertising and the Consumer Economy		 Issue #37
Fall 1986
Exploring the Theme
•STARTING POINT: My Father was a Salesman
•Advertising: Hit or Myth?
•Idols of the Marketplace
•Cloning the Consumer Culture
•When Creativity Isn't Enough
Reflection / Action
•YOUTH: Material World Puts Price Tag on Values
•WOMEN: Using Female Bodies For Sales and Profit
•ADVOCACY: Marketing Justice Without Selling Out
•MINORITIES: Ads Still Portray All-White Society
•GLOBAL: Global Consumers Gain New Self-Awareness
•How to Analyze an Advertisement
 
Wide World of Media Sports Issue #36
Summer 1986
Exploring the Theme
•STARTING POINT: More than a Game
•It's a Whole New Ball Game
•The Man Who Invented TV Sports...
•Reflections of a Fading Fan
•Play Ball/Pay Ball
•No Two Countries See the Same Olympics
•Here She Comes...Miss America(n Sportswoman)
•Sports Reporting Reflects Each Passing Era
Reflection / Action
•WOMEN: Sexism, Hype Spoil Pleasure of Sport
•PASTORING: Holy Arenas! A Look at Sport As Ritual
•FAMILY: The Family That Plays Together...
•Win, Lose or Draw: Sports Jargon in our Lives
•A Good Example: Sports Figures as Role Models
 
Making the Media Work for You Issue #35
Spring 1986
Exploring the Theme
•STARTING POINT: Dare to be Aware
•Mapping A Geography of Media
•Television Exerts Powerful Draw
•Blueprint for Response-Ability
•Framework for Social Analysis
•Creating Cosby: The Power of Television
•What are You Worth? Audience for Sale
Reflection / Action
•WOMEN: Female Roles Still Distort Reality
•Making the Media Work for You: Action Ideas for Families
•PASTORING: Preaching Is Pastoral Prime Time
•CHILDREN: Media's Message Can Fool Kids
•FAMILY: Modeling the Medium: A Parent's Role
•MINORITIES: Insinuating Images Influence Perceptions
•GLOBAL: U.S. System Not Only Model
 
Rock and its Role Issue #34
Winter 1986
Exploring the Theme
•STARTING POINT: Beyond Lyrics to the Meaning of Music
•Lost Listeners Anoint Musical Messiahs
•Rock Concerts Unite Body and Soul
•How Hits Are Made: Radio's Rating Game
Reflection / Action
•FAMILY: Shared Music Listening Opens Dialogue
•YOUTH: Music Choices Shape Life Skills
•WOMEN: Madonna: Siren or Symbol?
•GLOBAL: It's a Small World For Pop Conglomerates
•MINORITIES: Ethnic Music: Dial 'G' for Ghetto
•ADVOCACY: Lyrics – Are They Singing Something Important?
•Remember the Power of Music: A Questionnaire
 
Violence and Sexual Violence in the Media Issue #33
Fall 1985
Exploring the Theme
•STARTING POINT: Sexual Violence in the Media
Exploring the Theme
•Media’s New Mood: Sexual Violence
•How Would You Rate this Film?
•YOUTH: Teens Need Better Rites of Passage
•WOMEN: Enough is Enough! Why Sexual Violence in the Media?
•PASTORING: Media Mirrors Heart of Darkness
•Networks Voice Views On Violence Research
•Testimony Reveals Complexity of Sexual Violence Issue
Reflection / Action
•MINORITIES: Who Commits Screen Sexual Violence?
•ADVOCACY: Violence Against Women Tests Limits of the Law
 
Cultures Under Siege Issue #32
Summer 1985
Exploring the Theme
•Decoding 'Dallas' Overseas
•Muktuk and Mass Media
•Pirating the Caribbean: Are New Media a New Colonialism?
•Television in Trinidad
•Endangered Species of the Media World
•Reagan’s ‘Image-Makers’ Redefined the Presidency
 
Your Media and You Issue #31
Spring 1985
Exploring the Theme
•Mourning the Late Great Book