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												 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 
				
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