Local experts: Public needs
media education
November
15, 2007
Interviews by David Reynolds
What’s your media IQ? Two area
experts warn that the public
needs an education when it comes
to the media. "There’s a vast
amount of media illiteracy,"
says John Jennings, Washington
and Lee Prof. Emeritus. This
includes a focus on images over
ideas, which could spell
disaster, according to Louis
Hodges, Washington and Lee Prof.
Emeritus.
Read more
Listen to Jennings and Hodges discuss the state of the media on
Seniors Sounding Off with David Reynolds (30 minute
program)
Get the Media Literacy Kit from the Center
for Media Literacy
Local columnist David Reynolds tackles
the Rockbridge County rezoning issue in this interview with Alexia Smith, co-president of
the Rockbridge Area Conservation Council, RACC.
Audio: Listen to Alexia Smith of RACC discuss land use
with David Reynolds
(total time: 36
minutes)
Research rezoning on the Rockbridge County Web site
Watch "Seniors Sounding Off" Mondays at 3 p.m. on Cable Channel 18.
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