JoinusNovember2-6forthefirstU.S.NationalMediaLiteracyWeek.TheCSUNProud2BmeOnCampusCampaign,acommunityengagementpartnershipbetweenstudentsinDr.Eisenstock’sJournalism371Women,MenandMediaclassesandtheNationalEatingDisordersAssociation’sProud2Bmecollegeoutreachinitiative,hasorganizedactivitiestoengagethecampuscommunity.AmongthehighlightsarefeaturedguestspeakerJaredGeller,co-producingpartnerofJosephGordon-LevittandproducerofHITRECORDONTV,aperformancebyAcasola,CSUN’spremiereacapellagroup,andsocialmediastrategiestospreadmedialiteracyawareness.SocialMedia:#MediaLitWK@MediaLiteracyEd#Proud2Bme@Proud2BmeUSTuesday,November3@7pm(PST)|StudentUnion–LakeViewTerraceRoomJaredGeller,producingpartnerwithJosephGordon-LevittatHitRecordJaredGeller,withhisproducingpartnerJosephGordon-Levitt,hasbuiltHitRecordintoaprofessionalonlineproductioncompanyofover400,000contributingartistsworldwide.HitRecordhaspublishedbooks,releasedrecords,andshowntheirworkatmajorfestivals,includingSundance,TIFFandSxSW,andliveshowsatvenuesacrossNorthAmericaandtheUK.In2015,theirgroundbreakingEmmy®-Award-winningseriesHITRECORDONTV,whichcanbeseenonParticipantMedia’stelevisionnetworkPivot,receivedaMediaLiteracyAwardfromtheNationalAssociationforMediaLiteracyEducation.Theshowisare-imaginingofthetraditionalvarietyshowformatthatcombinesshortfilms,music,animation,andotherinteractivematerialfromaglobalcommunity.SponsoredbyCSUNDepartmentofJournalism|publicitybyCSUNPRSSA(PublicRelationsStudentSocietyofAmerica).

Thursday,November5@12:15pm(PST)SierraTowerAcasola,CSUN’spremiereacapellagroupAcasola,CaliforniaStateUniversity,Northridge’spremiereacapellagroup,willcelebratethefirstU.S.NationalMediaLiteracyWeekinitsweeklycampusperformance.https://csunacasola.wordpress.com/

OnlineActivities:Nov2-6FacebookCampaign:TheMeaningBehindtheMessageJoinusduringNationalMediaLiteracyWeekindemonstratingyourmedialiteracyskillsontheProud2BmeFacebookpage:https://www.facebook.com/Proud2BmeUSA.Teensandyoungadultsareoftentargetedwithdeceptivemediaimagery,andwe’reencouragingthemtotakeanactiveroleinhighlightingthemeaningbehindthemessage.Checkforanewmediaimageeverydayoftheweektoanalyzetheimage’smessageanddiscussitspurpose,underlyingmeaning,howdifferentpeoplemightinterpretthemessage,andconsiderthetacticsusedtoachieveitsgoal.

Thursday,Nov5CelebrityShoutOut@9:30amPST/12:30pmESTORwheneverduringtheday@Zendaya @Proud2BmeUS @MediaLiteracyED #MediaLitWkJoinourCelebritySHOUTOUTtoZendayawhocalledoutModelistemagazineforunrealisticallyretouchingherbodyinacoverfeatureandfashionspreadfortheNovemberissue.Themagazineapologizedandpromisedtoreprinttheissuewithuneditedandauthenticphotos:"Westandtorepresentandadvocateamessageofpositivebodyimage,selflove,andembracingallaspectsofindividuality,naturalbeautyandtheempowermentofwomen."

Celebritiesareafaceofthemediacultureandplayakeyroleinsettingstandardsofattractiveness.Whencelebritiesspeakoutagainstdigitally-alteredimagesthatunrealisticallychangetheirappearance,weneedtosupportthemandadvocateforbodypositivity.CheckouttheGetREAL!DigitalandMediaLiteracyToolkitformorewaystoSHOUTOUT:http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/sites/default/files/Toolkits/GetRealToolkit.pdf

Nov3-6iMediaBubbleHowmedialiterateareyou?Lookforthe“wordbubble”travelingaroundcampus–writea“DearMedia”notetoletmediaknowhowyoufeelorshareamedialiteracytip,thensnapaselfiewithyouriMediaBubbleandpostitonline.#MediaLitWk@MediaLiteracyED#Proud2Bme @Proud2BmeUS

Wheretofindus:Tuesday:10am-2pmCSUNFarmer’sMarket|MagnoliaWalkandEastUniversityDriveThursday:12:15pmAcasolaperformanceinfrontofSierraTowerWednesdayandFriday:aroundcampus

Nov2-6MediaLiteracyAdvocateChallengeUseyoursocialmediatoadvocateformedialiteracyin3simplesteps:SNAP.POST.PASS.1. Snapthemedialiteracywordcloudonthebackofthecard.2. Postthecardonsocialmedia&tagafriend.3. Passthecardforwardtospreadmedialiteracyawareness.#MediaLitWk @MediaLiteracyED#Proud2Bme @Proud2BmeUS

SNAP.POST.PASS.cardsareavailablefromstudentsinJournalism371orfindonethat’sbeenpostedonlineandrepostitordownloadoneathttp://www.bemedialiterate.com(clickoncampusschedule).

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