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3 Original Ways to Get More People Sharing Your Content on Social Media

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains techniques to increase how much exposure your social media posts receive. The author discusses word of mouth, social media influencers, the use of contests, calls-to-action, and other strategies.
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University of California

Columbia University: The Media and Social Problems [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the conflicting ideas and perspectives on the influence mass media has on society and culture, and social problems countered, caused or fueled by it. He then looks at mass media and democracy and how corporate ownership...
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The Influence of Media Violence on Youth [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Useful for papers and research projects about the effects of media violence on youth, this report was published in an academic journal.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Leaked Military Documents Create Controversy Over Role of Press

For Students 9th - 10th
When confidential information about the US war in Afghanistan was leaked many government officials, as well as others, worried if it was an overstretch of power by the press.
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Rader Programs: Media and Eating Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
Advertisements, television, and magazines often boast beautiful individuals that make a particular product seem as attractive as the model. This trend has caused many individuals to question their body image and attempt to change it in...
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Edutopia

Edutopia: Media Smarts: Students Evolve From Consumers to Critics and Creator

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This article from Edutopia offers an overview of both the importance of media literacy and some innovative examples of teaching media literacy.
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Marketography: Conflict Perspective: A Mediated Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines mass media and its relationship with society. In the past, it was a one-way relationship and mass media influenced society. Now it works in both directions, with society providing feedback to and influencing mass media. The...
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PBS

Pbs: Raising a Girl With a Positive Body Image

For Students 3rd - 8th
Geared to parents and educators on how to raise a girl to have a positive body image and not be influenced by peers or media influences. This is an easy-to-read article which students would also find useful.
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Blue Fountain Media: The Impact of Covid 19 on the Future of Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
The way we live has changed immeasurably since COVID-19 began spreading rapidly throughout the United States. The importance of technology in our lives has never been more apparent. The virus will have a tremendous long-term impact on...
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Did Fake News Influence the Outcome of Election 2016?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Don't believe everything that is read on the Internet! So many people around the world follow the news, all news, that they find posted on social media. Some news is real, some news is fake. How much of the fake news might have...
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Cengage Learning

Houghton Mifflin: Chapter 20, Global Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article overviews how American foreign policy perspectives have changed over time. Learn how the media has provoked some of the changes, how media coverage during the Vietnam War, for example, influenced society's perspectives...
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Backstory Radio

Backstory Radio: Scales of Justice: A History of Supreme Court Nominations

For Students 9th - 10th
BackStory Radio episode discussion of the Supreme Court nomination process past and present exploring media influence and whether or not the process has become more politicized. No audio; transcript only.
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Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

National Youth Anti Drug Media Campaign: Above the Influence: Prescription Drugs

For Students 9th - 10th
Abuse of prescription drugs is skyrocketing among teens. This site from the Office of National Drug Control Policy outlines the three most commonly abused prescription drugs.
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: D. C. Stephenson Trial (1925)

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1925, the Indiana KKK was the largest state branch in the Klan's "Invisible Empire." The conviction in November of that year of D. C. Stephenson, the powerful grand dragon of the Indiana Klan, for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer led...
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Santa Clara Univ.: Framework for Ethical Decision Making

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion on how to recognize a moral issue and how to make decisions that are ethically sound.
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Stanford University

Stanford University: Alcohol, Tobacco Staples of Movies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Stanford University shows how you can learn how the entertainment industry sends both positive and negative messages concerning substance use through movies and music. This article summarizes government research that...
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Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals: Defining Evangelicalism

For Students 9th - 10th
A scholarly examination of what the term 'evangelical' means in historical and in contemporary times. The article goes on to discuss different ways evangelicalism can manifest itself, how many evangelicals there might be in American...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Warhol, Marilyn Diptych

For Students 9th - 10th
Andy Warhol's iconic Marilyn Monroe Diptych invites the viewer to consider the consequences of the increasing role of mass media images in our everyday lives. View pictures and read about his techniques and influences in this essay.

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