News tagged with educational programming
New research by law professor analyzes efficacy of the FCC's current rules
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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University of Miami Law Professor Lili Levi has recently authored a research paper titled "A 'Pay or Play' Experiment to Improve Children's Educational Television."
New study shows reduction in high quality educational programming for children
Nov 12, 2008 |
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Dale Kunkel, communication professor at The University of Arizona, was one of the lead researchers in a new study by Children Now, which shows that only 1 in 8 children's education TV programs meet high quality standards.
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Quality, quantity lacking in children's educational TV, study says
Nov 12, 2008 |
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Commercial broadcasters are doing the "bare minimum and not much more" for children's educational programming, according to University of Illinois communication professor Barbara Wilson, one of two lead researchers on a study ...
Study assesses TV viewing and verbal interactions among low-income parents and infants
May 05, 2008 |
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Mothers in low-income families seldom speak to their infants while the children are watching television or videos, which most do on a daily basis, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Me ...
Not exactly your grandfather's Lego
Jul 15, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Some students just can't get enough of a good thing. Willingly spending more than 11 hours a day in a classroom is what happens when you combine Lego robotics with inquisitive minds.
Narrative entertainment programming can lead to persuasive outcomes
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Entertainment-education is a common strategy for incorporating health and other educational messages into popular entertainment media. Its goal is to positively influence awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in ...
Why cable TV bills are rising
Jul 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers often grouse that their cable television bills go up every year, but multichannel video program distributors (MVPD) are often just passing along ever increasing costs, says a new report from Ball ...
Most children younger than 2 years watch TV despite warnings
May 07, 2007 |
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Approximately 40 percent of three-month old children and about 90 percent of children age 24 months and under regularly watch television, DVDs or videos, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & ...
Television shows can affect racial judgments
Feb 20, 2008 |
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A new study published in the journal Human Communication Research reveals that viewers can be influenced by exposure to racial bias in the media, even without realizing it.
Time Warner Cable asks help on rising program fees
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Time Warner Cable Inc. is asking the public for help as it tries to curtail increases in the programming fees it has to pay to carry cable channels and broadcast stations on its systems.
Univision coming to YouTube
Nov 16, 2009 |
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YouTube and Univision announced an agreement on Monday to bring short- and long-form programming from the Spanish-language broadcast network to the video-sharing site.
Children under 3 can't learn action words from TV -- unless an adult helps
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Sep 15, 2009 |
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American infants and toddlers watch TV an average of two hours a day, and much of the programming is billed as educational. A new study finds that children under age 3 learn less from these videos that we might think -- unless ...
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