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Making Sense of TV for Children: The Case of Portugal
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Pereira, Sara; Pinto, Manuel – Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2011
Empowering children for a critical and judicious use and consumption of media is a main objective of media literacy. This paper aims to examine the range of television programs available for children in Portugal through a comparative analysis of the programming for children broadcast by the four Portuguese terrestrial channels (RTP1, RTP2, SIC and…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis, Educational Television
Big Media, Little Kids: Media Consolidation & Children's Television Programming.
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Glaubke, Christina Romano; Miller, Patti – 2003
The Federal Communications Commission is currently considering modifying or eliminating existing media ownership rules. Children's advocates are concerned that any changes to these rules could negatively affect the already limited amount and types of programming available for children. Children Now conducted the first study to examine the…
Descriptors: Centralization, Childrens Television, Comparative Analysis, Mergers
Deconstructing "Teletubbies": Differences between UK and US College Students' Reading of the Children's Television Program.
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Gutenko, Gregory – 1998
In April 1997 in the United Kingdom (UK), "Teletubbies," a television program designed for young children, debuted. Unexpectedly, it developed a cult following among college students. In April 1998 "Teletubbies" debuted in the United States (US) on PBS. A study compared alternative readings and deconstructions of…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Childrens Television, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Young Viewers' Responses to Television Program Ratings.
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Greenberg, Bradley S.; Hnilo, Lynn Rampoldi; Ver Steeg, Linda – 1998
Implementation of the first U.S. television program rating system based on identifying content that could be viewed by specific age groups began in January, 1997. This exploratory survey examined the context of how young people responded to the ratings system. Participating in the May 1997 survey were 462 students in fourth, eighth, and tenth…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Television
Outlooks on Children and Media: Child Rights, Media Trends, Media Research, Media Literacy, Child Participation, Declarations. Compiled for the World Summit on Media for Children (3rd, Thessaloniki, Greece, March 23-26, 2001).
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von Feilitzen, Cecilia, Comp.; Bucht, Catharina, Comp. – 2001
This report compiles information on recent and current trends in media literacy, including research on children and media, declarations related to the area, and a selection of relevant organizations and Web sites. The report first delineates children's rights as stipulated in the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, especially as they…
Descriptors: Advertising, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Childrens Rights
Outlooks on Children and Media: Child Rights, Media Trends, Media Research, Media Literacy, Child Participation, Declarations. Children and Media Violence Yearbook, 2001.
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von Feilitzen, Cecilia; Bucht, Catharina – 2001
Focusing on media literacy, this yearbook compiles information on recent and current trends in media effects, including research on children and media, declarations related to the area, and a selection of relevant organizations and Web sites. The report first delineates children's rights as stipulated in the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advertising, Childhood Attitudes, Children