What is the Speakers Bureau?
The Speakers Bureau was designed to create and maintain dialogue about media literacy with members of the Spokane Community. Our presentations are designed to help organizations understand how the media affects viewers, listeners and readers. They also offer information on strategies for parents, teachers and caregivers on ways to help children navigate the media explosion.
Topics include:
Advertising – Humor, Sex and Fear: What Advertising Really Sells. This presentation focuses on the pervasiveness of advertising in our society and how it impacts parents and children.
Media Violence – Playing with Fire: Violent Video Games. This presentation focuses on how violence in the media, especially video games, affects society – especially young people.
Body Image – Beauty and the Buck: Body Imagery in the Media. This presentation focuses on how advertising impacts young people’s ideas about body image.
What is media? – This presentation is designed to help young audiences understand what media is and how it impacts their lives.
Other Possible Presentations:
- Tobacco use and Teens
- Parenting and the Media
- Media Literacy and Information Technology
- Pop Culture and the Media
If you would like to present one of these topics at your organization, please call us at (509)313-3578 or email us at nw-arm@gonzaga.edu.
