April 30, 2025
Ottawa, ON - New research released from MediaSmarts shows that educational videos like the ones featuring the house hippo as part of the Break the Fake campaign encourage people to fact-check and avoid sharing false information.
Sports media also contributes to the construction of masculinity in contemporary society.
The tropes and industry practices of crime news have profound societal impacts, ranging from distorting public opinion to influencing policy and causing tangible harm to individuals and communities.
As media outlets continue to close and advertising budgets shrink, the once-mighty Super Bowl is receiving much less buzz than usual. A number of major advertisers, such as Federal Express and troubled automaker General Motors, have decided not to run Super Bowl ads at all this year. Another January event, though, is attracting a surprising amount of media attention: the U.S. presidential inauguration.
In our last instalment we contrasted the “hard path” of user-created media – which requires would-be creators to be highly talented, skilful, committed, or all three – with the “easy path” of services which make it possible for more people to create media. In this column we’ll be looking at a method which aspires to make everyone a creator: crowdsourcing.
Framed around key concepts of media literacy, the That’s Not Me tutorial examines how entertainment and news media represent diversity and the impact these media portrayals can have on the value we place on individuals and groups in society.
1. develop skills using production elements
1.1 use correct terminology in describing equipment, techniques, processes and procedures
1.2 demonstrate a variety of production elements through project work; e.g., camera framing and focusing, lighting, audio manipulation
1.3 demonstrate continuity and sequencing; e.g., costumes, lighting, location
1.4 identify and employ correct use of audio and video file formats
1. apply postproduction techniques to complete an audio and/or a video project according to a production plan
1.1 produce an audio and/or video project, using prepared production plans and storyboards
1.2 identify and employ appropriate use of file formats
1.3 investigate and explain emerging editing technologies and recording and editing methods
1.4 import audio and/or video
1.5 edit, manipulate and arrange imported audio and/or video in a time line
The holidays are a perfect time to cozy up as a family and watch festive movies and TV shows together. It’s also a time when kids are on the receiving end of a lot of marketing, and some kids will be given new tech devices as gifts.
We've compiled some of our best resources for managing tech at home during the holidays, from setting rules around digital devices, to teaching kids about consumerism, to engaging with your kids on the content you’re watching together.