News from The LAMP! Our February Illuminations Newsletter

February 16th, 2010

News from The LAMP! Our February Illuminations Newsletter

The LAMP Illuminations

February 2010

In This Issue

Spotlight: Chesley Andrews, The LAMP’s Web Designer

Highlight: “Digital Nation” Reviewed

Gaslight: February in Media History

News from The LAMP!

The LAMP is all set for its spring programs with Rooftop Filmsand Brooklyn Technical High School, as well as PS 107 and other pilot workshops. We’ve also been working on our library of free LAMPlit resource guides, as we’ve put out a revised version of Beginner’s Guide to Going Online and recently published Check Out the News!, our guide to basic news literacy. Visit our Resources page to download both of them for free today!

And, it’s the perfect time to schedule LAMPcamp–The LAMP’s media literacy summer intensive launched last summer for teens. Check out our LAMPcamp videos, and email us or call 718-789-8170 for more information!

Spotlight: Chesley Andrews, The LAMP’s Web Designer

This month, we interviewed Chesley Andrews, web designer for The LAMP. Last summer she took on the daunting task of overhauling our website, and launched her own studio,Dossier. We talked to her about her inspiration, how she approaches her projects and the business of web design.Click here for the interview!

Highlight: “Digital Nation” Reviewed

On February 2nd, PBS Frontlinepremiered “Digital Nation,” the follow-up to writer/producer Rachel Dretzin‘s “Growing Up Online” (Douglas Rushkoff also shares writer/producer credit here). Emily Long, The LAMP’s Communications Director, wrote about the documentary on The LAMPpost, plus her “compelling review” caught the eye of HASTAC. DId you watch “Digital Nation”? Tell us your thoughts on The LAMPpost!

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Vote for The LAMP on Change.org!

As part of Change.org’s Ideas for Change in Americacontest, The LAMP has proposed an increase funding for media literacy programming which would support our work in New York City and lead the way for similar funding in other cities.Vote for The LAMP, and help us make it to the final round for meaningful media literacy funding. Vote now!