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Critical Focus

These programs investigate how representations in the media affect culture, politics, and behavior. Each episode features a diverse panel of experts from academia, journalism, the broadcast industry, and social action agencies assessing the impact of media on our society.

Learn more at Critical Focus: A Forum on Media Today

Programs in this Series

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Video Program Information Production Date Watch Buy
thumbnail Changing the Media

Whereas the first five episodes of this series put the media under a microscope and looked at...

01/30/2008    
thumbnail Gender and Sexuality in the Media

This episode looks at the subject of portrayals of gender roles and stereotypes of sexuality...

01/30/2008    
thumbnail Growing Up with Media

What messages is the mass media sending our youth today, and how is it affecting them? How...

01/30/2008    
thumbnail Media and War

This program offers a fascinating discussion on the theme of media and war, including: How...

01/30/2008    
thumbnail Media Ownership

This episode asks: How does media ownership affect content? The show starts with a brief...

01/30/2008    
thumbnail Off Color

Leonard Baynes discusses in this interview how racial issues can be shaped by their portrayal...

11/01/2007    
thumbnail Reclaiming the Media

An interview with Johathan Lawson of "Reclaim the Media."

 11/01/2007    
thumbnail Rescuing Our Daughters

Sharon Lamb speaks about her book "Packaging Girlhood", and discusses issues surrounding the...

10/25/2007   Buy
thumbnail Race and Media

This episode explores a variety of interconnected issues, including: The effects of marginal...

04/12/2007