In fourth grade a teacher prohibited me of asking any more questions. Although I do not remember how many questions I was limited to asking, I have often wondered how a teacher, of all people, could set a fixed number of questions a child is allowed to ask. I think of Mr. DeTurk’s efforts to […]

Hello. Is this the site you were looking for? Whether it is or not, I invite you to stay awhile, I’m glad to have you! Originally this blog was created as an assignment for a class in my sophomore year of college, however today it becomes my own. Since it’s creation I have fallen in […]

Libel is a written form of expression that is not protected by free speech under the First Amendment, which is a legal concern for editors and publishers. It is the defamation of character, or harm to one’s reputation, as it holds a person up to public mockery, contemptuousness or disgust. In May of 2009, Kate […]

Slumdog Millionaire, the highly acclaimed 2008 Bollywood film, made a name for itself after receiving ten Academy Awards in 2009 in which it won eight. After its high appraisal, links to an Indian charity within the movie lead to negative publicity.   A fictional ‘Hope Orphange’ was featured in the film in which a criminal gangmaster […]

Product placement (PP) is used heavily in films made today as a way to cover the soaring cost of production. PP is a win-win advertising strategy. Not only is it able to make revenue for the film production companies but it also helps the company who makes the product earn money as their products receive […]

First published in the U.S. in 1886 as a family magazine, Cosmopolitan is now an international magazine for women. It has come to be known for its articles on relationships, sex and fashion. For this reason, Cosmopolitan holds a controversial position on many checkouts stands in grocery stores and other retailers across the world. Advertisements […]

Since the 1960s, feminist Jean Kilbourne has been working to increase media literacy rates. In particular she is noted for her work in increasing the awareness of the portrayal of women in advertising. As I watched Killing Us Softly 4, the fourth of a series of documentaries, I was taken back by exactly how important […]

I remember sitting crowded around my home computer with my two sisters many a Friday nights in my late elementary and middle school years talking to friends, secret admirers and crushes for hours on AIM. With only one computer in my house and three girls only one year apart, my parents had to establish a […]

Media come in many forms. Companies gain millions of dollars in revenue each day because they are able to own many different types of media, and thus promote their products within the company. They are able to do this through the different forms they own, as a means to expand their products into new consumer […]

Today TV programs, from news shows to prime time series, have created websites to advertise their show to more people in hopes to develop a strong fan base and to increase viewer population. Take the Ellen DeGeneres Show for example. A thirty-one Daytime Emmy Award winning talk show in its eighth season, hosted by comedian, […]