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The Heart of the Matter: Reflection / Action

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Reflection / Action Columns
•    20 Ways to Create a Caring Culture - Part I
•    20 Ways to Create a Caring Culture - Part II
•    ADVOCACY: Lyrics – Are They Singing Something Important?
•    ADVOCACY: Marketing Justice Without Selling Out
•    ADVOCACY: TV Still Sidesteps Real Life Struggles
•    ADVOCACY: Violence Against Women Tests Limits of the Law
•    Beware: Video Classics
•    Beyond Book Burning
•    Bridging the Gap: Sharing Your Family's Life Stories
•    Challenging the Myths of Media Violence
•    CHILDREN: Learning to Decipher TV Culture
•    CHILDREN: Media Help Fill Grandparent Gap
•    CHILDREN: Questions Help Challenge False Images
•    CHILDREN: Economic Lessons for Young Viewers
•    CHILDREN: Just Say ‘No' To Garfield
•    CHILDREN: Media's Message Can Fool Kids
•    CHILDREN: Parents Can Help Defuse Bad News
•    CHILDREN: TV Tool Teaches Election Basics
•    CHILDREN:: Vigilant Parents Fill Media's Gaps
•    Eve's Legacy: Burden of Blame
•    FAMILY: 'Tossed Salad' Culture Honors Diversity
•    FAMILY: Modeling the Medium: A Parent's Role
•    FAMILY: Oral Histories Harvest Family Heritage
•    FAMILY: Questions to Analyze Political Media
•    FAMILY: Learning to Live In Interracial World
•    FAMILY: Shared Music Listening Opens Dialogue
•    FAMILY: The Family That Plays Together...
•    Get Down to Business News
•    GLOBAL: It's a Small World For Pop Conglomerates
•    GLOBAL: Global Consumers Gain New Self-Awareness
•    GLOBAL: One-Sided Images Feed Cold War Mystique
•    GLOBAL: World's Airwaves Echo Racist Attitudes
•    Hollywood's Arab: Still Stuck in the Desert
•    How do Media Images of Men Affect Our Lives?
•    How to Analyze an Advertisement
•    How to Evaluate Media Images of Women
•    How to Monitor the News
•    How to Watch Television with Your Grandchildren
•    How Well Does Television Handle Social Issues?
•    Is It Time to Move the TV?
•    Lessons Learned: How to Evaluate War Reporting
•    Listening to the Beat of World Music
•    Making the Media Work for You: Action Ideas for Families
•    Making Your Voice Heard: Tips for Getting on Talk Radio.
•    Measuring ‘Jolts Per Minute'
•    Media Images Pitch War for Profit
•    Military Doublespeak: How Jargon Turns Gore into Glory
•    MINORITIES: Insinuating Images Influence Perceptions
•    MINORITIES: TV Stereotypes Ignore Dramas Of Life
•    MINORITIES: Ads Still Portray All-White Society
•    MINORITIES: Ecological Reporters Awaken to Ethnicity
•    MINORITIES: Hollywood Sour on Interracial Romance
•    MINORITIES: Racism Still Implicit In Patriotic Come-Ons
•    MINORITIES: TV Images Reflect Changing America
•    MINORITIES: Who Commits Screen Sexual Violence?
•    Minority Media: Hearing the Other Side
•    More Diversity Found in Coverage
•    News: Balance Bias with Critical Questions
•    News: Beyond the Myth of Objectivity
•    Outside From the Inside: Television in Jail
•    Pastoring: Healthy Sexual Ethic Starts With Adults
•    PASTORING: Senior Productions Raise Self-Esteem
•    PASTORING: Faith Can Counter Campaign Cynicism
•    PASTORING: Holy Arenas! A Look at Sport As Ritual
•    PASTORING: Media Mirrors Heart of Darkness
•    PASTORING: Preaching Is Pastoral Prime Time
•    PASTORING: Religion Must Rethink Military Metaphors
•    PASTORING: Stereotypes Back? It's No Joke
•    PASTORING: ‘Cosby' Preaches Loving Lessons
•    Photo Ethics: Aim High When You Shoot
•    Snapshots from a TV Album: Scenarios Explore Family Viewing Habits
•    Stay Tuned...TV Can be Good For You!
•    Trauma on the News: Should Children Watch?
•    Tuning in to TV Sex: How to Use Media to Dialogue with your Children
•    Use TV to Exercise Values
•    VCR: Questions for Family Reflection
•    Video Values: Questions for the Reflective Viewer
•    Violence Formula: Analyzing TV, Video and Movies
•    War is Hell... Pass the Popcorn
•    Why Don't People in Movies Ever Pray?
•    WOMEN: Enough is Enough! Why Sexual Violence in the Media?
•    WOMEN: Female Roles Still Distort Reality
•    WOMEN: Madonna: Siren or Symbol?
•    WOMEN: Sexism, Hype Spoil Pleasure of Sport
•    WOMEN: Using Female Bodies For Sales and Profit
•    YOUTH: Material World Puts Price Tag on Values
•    YOUTH: Media Models Say Muscles Make Men
•    YOUTH: Training Creates Media Wise Voters
•    YOUTH: War Is What? Media Confuses Teen Viewers

Re:Action
•    A Good Example: Sports Figures as Role Models
•    Alcohol in Prime Time: 10 Guidelines for Writers
•    Beware: Video Classics
•    Bill Moyers on Political Ads
•    Boys Toys: What Does Technology Cost?
•    Can TV Characters Pay Their Bills?
•    CHILDREN: Economic Lessons for Young Viewers
•    Defining Media Violence: It's Not so Easy!
•    Democracy and Dissent: Three Days to Insight
•    Getting a Handle on Military Advertising
•    How to Analyze an Advertisement
•    How to Conduct a Gender Survey of Your Local Newspaper
•    How to Decode Political Images
•    How to Evaluate War Movies
•    How to Monitor the News
•    Living Room Wars: Vietnam vs. ‘Desert Storm'
•    Military Doublespeak: How Jargon Turns Gore into Glory
•    Minority Media: Hearing the Other Side
•    Questions Help Evaluate War Films
•    Remember the Power of Music: A Questionnaire
•    Sexist Advertisements: How to see through the soft sell
•    Something New is Waiting to be Born
•    The Selling of the President: 1984
•    Three Stages of Political Advertising
•    VCR: Questions for Family Reflection
•    Win, Lose or Draw: Sports Jargon in our Lives

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