Professors encourage media awareness
By: Christian Losciale
Issue date: 10/16/08 Section: News
"I hope next year we have that many more proclamations for Media Literacy Week," Brown said.
"The more people who know about media literacy, the better off we are."
Anne Bader, the chair of the Charles Klotzer Media Literacy Awards Committee
in GMLP, handed out awards. The Klotzer awards recognize application of media literacy. Bader gave three Klotzer Awards to Cooperating School Districts of St. Louis Inc., Don Marsh, host of KWMU's
"St. Louis on the Air" and Doug Russell,
a teacher at Pond Elementary. CSD's mission is to provide school districts with cost-effective, high quality services.
Klotzer, the editor, publisher and founder
of the St. Louis Journalism Review, said there is a process to consuming media.
"Generally, to listen, see or read the media,
you always have to ask, who presented it and why it was presented," Klotzer said. "The ability to answer these questions requires knowing how media operates."
The media and reporters are not unfair or inaccurate, he said, but news is always partial.
"You have to accept that there is no such thing as objectivity," Klotzer said.
Analysis can be honest, but quite different if multiple sources are not used to present the news, he said. Reporters are factual, but limited with time and space. Therefore, Klotzer said, they must decide what is news.
"Unfortunately, too many of our citizens cannot see beyond
their own predispositions
and many don't have the ability to dissect what they perceive," Klotzer said.
Then Klotzer laughed. GMLP never asked him to use his name for the award.
"I feel kind of pompous," he said.
After the event, Brown said she was happy with everything.
Having George acknowledge
GMLP's presence at WU and giving awards to media literacy advocates suited the dream she had years ago. She said WU served as a proper venue for the week's opening.
"The fact that we can get the Sunnen Lounge - it seems right and was a lovely place for the kickoff," Brown said
"The more people who know about media literacy, the better off we are."
Anne Bader, the chair of the Charles Klotzer Media Literacy Awards Committee
in GMLP, handed out awards. The Klotzer awards recognize application of media literacy. Bader gave three Klotzer Awards to Cooperating School Districts of St. Louis Inc., Don Marsh, host of KWMU's
"St. Louis on the Air" and Doug Russell,
a teacher at Pond Elementary. CSD's mission is to provide school districts with cost-effective, high quality services.
Klotzer, the editor, publisher and founder
of the St. Louis Journalism Review, said there is a process to consuming media.
"Generally, to listen, see or read the media,
you always have to ask, who presented it and why it was presented," Klotzer said. "The ability to answer these questions requires knowing how media operates."
The media and reporters are not unfair or inaccurate, he said, but news is always partial.
"You have to accept that there is no such thing as objectivity," Klotzer said.
Analysis can be honest, but quite different if multiple sources are not used to present the news, he said. Reporters are factual, but limited with time and space. Therefore, Klotzer said, they must decide what is news.
"Unfortunately, too many of our citizens cannot see beyond
their own predispositions
and many don't have the ability to dissect what they perceive," Klotzer said.
Then Klotzer laughed. GMLP never asked him to use his name for the award.
"I feel kind of pompous," he said.
After the event, Brown said she was happy with everything.
Having George acknowledge
GMLP's presence at WU and giving awards to media literacy advocates suited the dream she had years ago. She said WU served as a proper venue for the week's opening.
"The fact that we can get the Sunnen Lounge - it seems right and was a lovely place for the kickoff," Brown said
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