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Media Exposure and Children: balancing risk and opportunity
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Another day another warning about children and the dangers of the media. Today, Dr Linda Papadopoulos’s report for the Home Office warns children are being increasingly exposed to sexual imagery and their parents have limited opportunities to stop it.
These warnings are certainly not to be ignored. But before we panic and pull the plug on TV, mobiles and internet connections for the under 16s, let us remember the truly amazing world of opportunity offered by the modern media.
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Recommended listening
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Radio in Schools has been listening to some fantastic radio this week. The BBC World Service 'Digital Planet' programme talks about education and technology, outlining many issues that lie at the heart of Radio in Schools. Topics include One Laptop Per Child and language learning on mobile devices. Listen to the podcast now at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0062hh2
Also worth tuning into is the fantastic 'Open Sesame', documenting one of the longest running children's show on ...
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Weather Kid Search is launched on Heart Beds, Bucks and Herts
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Radio in Schools launches the latest Weather Kid search this week on Heart 97.6 – the new radio station for Beds, Bucks and Hertfordshire.
If you are a school, pupil or teacher in the area and would love to share some of your snow stories while schools have been closed, or you think you can create your own simple weather report, then sign up to Radio in Schools and enter your podcast now!
5 entries will be shortlisted by the team at Heart Beds, Bucks and Herts, with each being i ...
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Major overhaul of Standards for journalism and advertising sales
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Major overhaul of Standards for journalism and advertising sales
A major overhaul of Standards required for jobs in journalism and advertising sales is in its final stages as employers across industry tackle the fast-changing media landscape.
This far-reaching project will lead to a new “shopping list” of requirements needed for staff in these roles to be able to do their jobs properly. This move comes against a backdrop of radical changes in the creative industries because of the ...
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