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This article originally appeared as the cover story for the August 14, 2002 issue of the Durham (NC) Independent Weekly. Reprinted with permission.  |
Media literacy is a term you haven't heard enough about.
By Barbara Solow
With media messages more subtle and ubiquitous than ever before, simply turning off the TV set is no longer a solution. Instead a growing number of educators and activists say the answer is "Media literacy" -- teaching kids to recognize and understand thae images they see onscreen.