Sarah Wolfson works at CMCH as an Administrative Associate, and is an editor of Media Moments. Commuting to work this morning, I had the misfortune of choosing the seat next to two very loud talkers. Even with my headphones in and the volume turned way up, I couldn’t drown out their conversation. Their surprise and… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Media Moments
Media Moment: Turn On, Tune In, Pod Out
Kerry Crowley works in media and is an avid consumer of movies, television, and podcasts alike! A few weeks ago, the unthinkable happened: my wireless headphones broke. I was stepping onto the train after work, minding my own business, when suddenly the podcast I was listening to cut out completely. After multiple attempts to restart,… Read more »
Media Moment: From Radio to Podcasts
Joe Wolfson practices law with a law firm in Philadelphia, and is a father of three daughters. I have always been a politics and news junkie. As a kid, I would listen to Eric Sevareid on the car radio with my father and discuss politics and world events. That sparked my initial interest, which was… Read more »
Media Moment: Watching TV: Then vs. Now
Ellen Holtzman Esq. is a nonprofit consultant based out of Philadelphia and is a mother of three. 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 before the start of the show, comfortably seat… Read more »
Media Moment: But What Does Your Phone Say?
Sarah Wolfson works at CMCH as an Administrative Associate, and is an editor for Media Moments. 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. People joke about how much they ate over the… Read more »
Media Moment: It’s A Marshmallow World in My Ears
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 brought jarringly back to reality. Was I seriously being hit while shopping in the holiday section of my local novelty shop? I looked around and… Read more »
Media Moment: A Very Jewish Christmas
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 coworkers about our upcoming holiday plans, and I come home every day eagerly looking for the trinkets I ordered online for gift exchanges. This is… Read more »
Media Moment: A Community-Wide Web
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 my peers. I had known who I was attracted to for as long as I can remember (people of any gender), but I assumed that… Read more »
Media Moment: Hamilton’s Education for the Nation
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 had asked me to tell you about Alexander Hamilton last week, I probably would have given a vague and uninformative answer. He’s on the ten… Read more »
Media Moment: No Plans
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 and hot apple cider in our mugs, my friends and I took turns sharing our Thanksgiving plans. Kerry started us off by explaining how her… Read more »