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Media Moment: Watching TV: Then vs. Now January 13, 2020 Lost in Space, Gilligan’s Island, and The Dating Game. Those were my top three shows aired on channels 2, 4 and 7. The routine was easy yet inflexible. Ten minutes… Read More
Media Moment: But What Does Your Phone Say? January 6, 2020 It’s that time of year again when we’re bombarded with commercials and ads for dieting and weight loss. The most popular New Year’s resolutions frequently involve weight loss and exercise.… Read More
Media Moment: It’s A Marshmallow World in My Ears December 30, 2019 Kristelle Lavallee is the Content Strategist at the Center on Media and Child Health and the founder of this blog. *Thwack* Thwack* Off in a music-induced haze, I was suddenly… Read More
Media Moment: A Very Jewish Christmas December 23, 2019 The holiday season is upon us! Goodbyes now include a cheerful, “happy holidays!” and my Starbucks cup wishes me a “Merry Coffee” every morning. I’m constantly talking to friends and… Read More
Media Moment: A Community-Wide Web December 16, 2019 When I was a teenager, I heard a little about different genders and sexualities - not through my school’s abstinence-based sex education curriculum, but through the informal speculatory gossip of… Read More
Media Moment: Hamilton’s Education for the Nation December 9, 2019 Gina Maurer is a master’s student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an intern at the Center on Media and Child Health at Boston Children’s Hospital. If you… Read More
Media Moment: No Plans November 25, 2019 Sarah Wolfson works at CMCH as an Administrative Associate, and is an editor for Media Moments. Over brunch one cold November morning, with pumpkin pancakes piled high on our plates… Read More