The Media That Raised Us

Volume 14, Issue 1

Omnipresent: that’s how many teenagers experience media today. From books and movies to Instagram and 24-hour news, a constant stream of information shapes our lives and societies. In this issue, KidSpirit writers and artists evaluate the benefits, dangers, and everything in between.

Cover artwork by Artur Zhuk, age 13, Ukraine

Features

The Importance of Equitable Representation in the Media

by Adina Gerwin

The media can either reinforce or dismiss those who wield social and political influence.

Choose Wisely: To What Extent Can the Media Influence Our Beliefs and Attitudes?

Social Media: Dangerous, Yet Beneficial

We Read, We Grow, and We Succeed

The Importance of Equitable Representation in the Media

My Five-Day Experiment

No Boundaries

Girl Gone Viral

True or False? The Dilemmas of a Good Journalist

The Expressionless World Without Books

Our Daily Dilemma

It’s Only Me(dia)

When Pages Speak

Light in the Darkness

Children’s Television

The Abundant Media That Raised Us

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The Media That Raised Us

The Big Question

Choose Wisely: To What Extent Can the Media Influence Our Beliefs and Attitudes?

More Stories

Social Media: Dangerous, Yet Beneficial

We Read, We Grow, and We Succeed

The Importance of Equitable Representation in the Media

My Five-Day Experiment

No Boundaries

Girl Gone Viral

True or False? The Dilemmas of a Good Journalist

The Expressionless World Without Books

Our Daily Dilemma

It’s Only Me(dia)

When Pages Speak

Light in the Darkness

Poetry

Children’s Television

PerSpectives

The Abundant Media That Raised Us