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All these PSAs were
created and produced by JFS for safeandrespectful.org with funding support from
the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
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Media Matters
Media Matters is committed to helping at-risk youth acquire
technological competencies—and also to fostering the
critical thinking and interpersonal skills that
support healthy decision-making. The projects they
undertake challenge them to create powerful
pro-social messages that increase community
awareness of important issues.
Media Matters
is
a
hands-on video production
program with a strong prevention
component designed to foster key elements
of resiliency—critical thinking, positive social
skills with peers and adults. It teaches
marketable technological competencies including
written and spoken communication using
high-interest activities. It can be customized
to serve a variety of populations and age
groups.
Media Matters
is
a
youth development program
providing
intensive hands-on training
in the use of
technology in the workplace Digital video and sound equipment operation, computerized audio and editing program
utilization, music engineering, and visual/graphic enhancement are marketable
skill sets that arise naturally as participants create their own
public
service videos on topics of personal interest. Participants become familiar with
other key computer applications in the workplace including word processing,
spreadsheet & data base construction,
and
PowerPoint.
Core
Components
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Media literacy training, including critical analysis
of advertising techniques
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Exposure to public service announcements (PSAs)
addressing high-impact social issues such as
substance abuse and violence
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Hands-on training with digital video and computer
editing equipment
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The creation of an original video project
Staff Contact Information
Sponsors
Advanta National Bank
American Lung Association of Delaware
Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Delaware Council on Gambling Problems
Delaware Division of the
Arts
Delaware Humanities Forum
Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their
Families
Office of Prevention and Early Intervention
Grand Opera House
Verizon Communications
Wilmington Flower Market
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