This site contains research , information and materials about media literacy . It expresses the vision of Dr. Peter DeBenedittis and acts as a contact point for engaging Peter D. for keynotes, teacher in-services, workshops and student presentations in your area. Dr. D's calendar showing where and when he is presenting is also available.
Many studies suggest that such education can produce less vulnerable children and adolescents.
National PTA's, Teachers' professional organizations, substance abuse prevention programs and the President have all endorsed media literacy. Children who understand the motivations and production techniques of media are less likely to adopt the destructive attitudes and behaviors that are depicted in the media. Media education represents a new and exciting approach to protecting children and adolescents from the unhealthy effects of media-an approach which is not dependent on Hollywood's or Madison Avenue's willingness to accept responsibility for its programming and advertising. I see a culture formed around humanity's hearts and desires, not manufactured by commercial greed. I see media and entertainment that expresses, enriches, and enhances, rather than teaches compulsive debt, substance abuse, violence and risky behavior because there is profit in it.