If you watched the debate last night, perhaps you, like me, feel frustrated with the canned language of the candidates. We’ve heard the talking points before and at least my expectation is that the debate is a chance to elaborate and show some of their thinking, but I’d also like to know that they are […]

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I’m always interested in tidbits about internet content; being a contributor to several outlets, I recognize that there are different needs and audiences and that I have to walk various lines which are sometimes difficult to define. I noticed an article about a video game reviewer for Gamespot, a CNet outlet, who was canned over […]

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UPDATE: You can view a recording of this event here. 
Confused about copyright? You’re not alone. Media literacy educators rely on the ability to use copyrighted materials in their teaching. But ignorance about copyright — and particularly a lack of awareness of the fair use provision - is interfering with teachers’ ability to teach important critical […]

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Re:Sources was launched with a great article by professor of film studies and blogger Chuck Tryon, Teaching Media Literacy in the Age of YouTube. I wanted to kick off this blog on that particular note because whatever we might say about creation, distribution, or even the policies that effect media production, all of us involved […]

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One of the most widely discussed media phenomena of 2006 has been the “television show,” LonelyGirl15 (LG15), which appeared not on TV but on the video sharing website, YouTube. The show’s star, Bree, a sixteen-year old home-schooled girl with strict, religious parents, posted a series of videoblogs in which she would directly address the […]

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