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Kids Media Literacy through media
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Kids Media Literacy through media
Posts more @cindyoutthinksmdia.bsky.social (Editor)
Podcasts: https://outthinkmedia.com/podcast-outthink-the-classics/
Follows do not necc = endorsement
https://outthinkmedia.com/
Why are so many Mormons on YouTube?
"In many ways, family vlogging is a very LDS-aligned pursuit, a natural extension of our traditional practices. Vlogging offers a modern form of bearing testimony and keeping personal & family records, while simultaneously engaging in passive missionary work."
"In many ways, family vlogging is a very LDS-aligned pursuit, a natural extension of our traditional practices. Vlogging offers a modern form of bearing testimony and keeping personal & family records, while simultaneously engaging in passive missionary work."
January 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Why are so many Mormons on YouTube?
"In many ways, family vlogging is a very LDS-aligned pursuit, a natural extension of our traditional practices. Vlogging offers a modern form of bearing testimony and keeping personal & family records, while simultaneously engaging in passive missionary work."
"In many ways, family vlogging is a very LDS-aligned pursuit, a natural extension of our traditional practices. Vlogging offers a modern form of bearing testimony and keeping personal & family records, while simultaneously engaging in passive missionary work."
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Check out SAG-AFTRA NED & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland's conversation on navigating labor, technology and trust in the A.I. era at CES's C Space Stido. #CES2026 www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NQz...
@SAGAFTRA: Navigating Labor, Technology, and Trust in the AI Era
YouTube video by CES
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January 7, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Check out SAG-AFTRA NED & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland's conversation on navigating labor, technology and trust in the A.I. era at CES's C Space Stido. #CES2026 www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NQz...
Mid-January 2005: I walked into a Los Angeles High School, ready to stage manage a show that 30 teenagers had written with local theatre professionals. I expected to be handed a script on that…
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/12/26/how-tsunami-videos-empowered-a-generation-12-26-04-in-media-history/
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/12/26/how-tsunami-videos-empowered-a-generation-12-26-04-in-media-history/
January 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Mid-January 2005: I walked into a Los Angeles High School, ready to stage manage a show that 30 teenagers had written with local theatre professionals. I expected to be handed a script on that…
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/12/26/how-tsunami-videos-empowered-a-generation-12-26-04-in-media-history/
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/12/26/how-tsunami-videos-empowered-a-generation-12-26-04-in-media-history/
Time for a run down of our favorite stories from 2025.
January was rough so I only squeaked out good news on #ingamecurrency & Fortnite.
Epic Games gave Creators until February 4th to clear their thumbnails, titles, and metadata of terms that overpromise on XP: outthinkmedia.com/2025/01/24/e...
January was rough so I only squeaked out good news on #ingamecurrency & Fortnite.
Epic Games gave Creators until February 4th to clear their thumbnails, titles, and metadata of terms that overpromise on XP: outthinkmedia.com/2025/01/24/e...
Epic Games Loyalty Levels Up w/ Small and Significant Change in Fortnite - I watch YouTube so you don't have to.
Recently announced changes mean that fewer players will be deceived into joining games like "Coin Slide" that can't actually offer their players copious amounts of coins or XP as advertised.
outthinkmedia.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Time for a run down of our favorite stories from 2025.
January was rough so I only squeaked out good news on #ingamecurrency & Fortnite.
Epic Games gave Creators until February 4th to clear their thumbnails, titles, and metadata of terms that overpromise on XP: outthinkmedia.com/2025/01/24/e...
January was rough so I only squeaked out good news on #ingamecurrency & Fortnite.
Epic Games gave Creators until February 4th to clear their thumbnails, titles, and metadata of terms that overpromise on XP: outthinkmedia.com/2025/01/24/e...
How Tsunami footage empowered a generation: Dec 26, 2004 in Media History
Mid-January 2005: I walked into a Los Angeles High School, ready to stage manage a show that 30 teenagers had written with local theatre professionals. I expected to be handed a script on that first day; instead, /1
Mid-January 2005: I walked into a Los Angeles High School, ready to stage manage a show that 30 teenagers had written with local theatre professionals. I expected to be handed a script on that first day; instead, /1
December 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
How Tsunami footage empowered a generation: Dec 26, 2004 in Media History
Mid-January 2005: I walked into a Los Angeles High School, ready to stage manage a show that 30 teenagers had written with local theatre professionals. I expected to be handed a script on that first day; instead, /1
Mid-January 2005: I walked into a Los Angeles High School, ready to stage manage a show that 30 teenagers had written with local theatre professionals. I expected to be handed a script on that first day; instead, /1
Second screening in two days of #GoodNightAndGoodLuck while wrapping presents and writing a new media history series. My low key favorite part is George Clooney thinking he can fade into the background with cute little glasses and looking down at the floor.
December 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Second screening in two days of #GoodNightAndGoodLuck while wrapping presents and writing a new media history series. My low key favorite part is George Clooney thinking he can fade into the background with cute little glasses and looking down at the floor.
How do you know my child’s schedule? Ireland’s campaign against “Sharenting”
As with most things, parents oversharing is not a new phenomenon. Writers as far back as A.A. Milne and J.M. Barrie based popular characters on their child or a child they knew. Today's dangers may be the same dangers…
As with most things, parents oversharing is not a new phenomenon. Writers as far back as A.A. Milne and J.M. Barrie based popular characters on their child or a child they knew. Today's dangers may be the same dangers…
How do you know my child’s schedule? Ireland’s campaign against “Sharenting”
As with most things, parents oversharing is not a new phenomenon. Writers as far back as A.A. Milne and J.M. Barrie based popular characters on their child or a child they knew. Today's dangers may be the same dangers children faced back then; but predators have much more access.
outthinkmedia.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
How do you know my child’s schedule? Ireland’s campaign against “Sharenting”
As with most things, parents oversharing is not a new phenomenon. Writers as far back as A.A. Milne and J.M. Barrie based popular characters on their child or a child they knew. Today's dangers may be the same dangers…
As with most things, parents oversharing is not a new phenomenon. Writers as far back as A.A. Milne and J.M. Barrie based popular characters on their child or a child they knew. Today's dangers may be the same dangers…
I haven't heard much about Zootopia 2, but I'll take any chance I can to sing the first one's praises. Let's highlight how Judy and Nick are the perfect models against…
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/12/16/updated-zootopia-when-a-rabbit-and-fox-model-how-to-move-through-our-own-implicit-bias/
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/12/16/updated-zootopia-when-a-rabbit-and-fox-model-how-to-move-through-our-own-implicit-bias/
December 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I haven't heard much about Zootopia 2, but I'll take any chance I can to sing the first one's praises. Let's highlight how Judy and Nick are the perfect models against…
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/12/16/updated-zootopia-when-a-rabbit-and-fox-model-how-to-move-through-our-own-implicit-bias/
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/12/16/updated-zootopia-when-a-rabbit-and-fox-model-how-to-move-through-our-own-implicit-bias/
Right when I need it, a @PBSLearningMedia session on #AmericanRevolutionPBS with Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein & David Schmidt. Hosted by Sharon McMahon, known as “America’s Government Teacher."
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Right when I need it, a @PBSLearningMedia session on #AmericanRevolutionPBS with Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein & David Schmidt. Hosted by Sharon McMahon, known as “America’s Government Teacher."
When we first moved to Orlando with two friends to our name, I knew that Maker Faire was a place where we could find community. Which YouTube Makers can you meet there?
#MakerFaire #MakerFaireOrlando…
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/11/08/meet-youtube-makers-at-makerfaire-orlando-2025-this-weekend/
#MakerFaire #MakerFaireOrlando…
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/11/08/meet-youtube-makers-at-makerfaire-orlando-2025-this-weekend/
November 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
When we first moved to Orlando with two friends to our name, I knew that Maker Faire was a place where we could find community. Which YouTube Makers can you meet there?
#MakerFaire #MakerFaireOrlando…
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/11/08/meet-youtube-makers-at-makerfaire-orlando-2025-this-weekend/
#MakerFaire #MakerFaireOrlando…
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/11/08/meet-youtube-makers-at-makerfaire-orlando-2025-this-weekend/
Florida released new social studies standards that specifically re-examines Senator McCarthy and emphasized anti-communism messages for grades 9-12. Here are some of my thoughts.
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/11/03/floridas-new-social-studies-standards-sanitize-the-mccarthy-hearings/
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/11/03/floridas-new-social-studies-standards-sanitize-the-mccarthy-hearings/
November 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Florida released new social studies standards that specifically re-examines Senator McCarthy and emphasized anti-communism messages for grades 9-12. Here are some of my thoughts.
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/11/03/floridas-new-social-studies-standards-sanitize-the-mccarthy-hearings/
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/11/03/floridas-new-social-studies-standards-sanitize-the-mccarthy-hearings/
Rumi, Mira, and Zoe slammed through our entertainment siloes last summer, resonating across gender and age borders faster than most parents could say "Saja Boys."
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/10/25/takedown-kpop-demon-hunters-sing-along-hits-movie-theaters-this-halloween-weekend/
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/10/25/takedown-kpop-demon-hunters-sing-along-hits-movie-theaters-this-halloween-weekend/
October 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Rumi, Mira, and Zoe slammed through our entertainment siloes last summer, resonating across gender and age borders faster than most parents could say "Saja Boys."
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/10/25/takedown-kpop-demon-hunters-sing-along-hits-movie-theaters-this-halloween-weekend/
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/10/25/takedown-kpop-demon-hunters-sing-along-hits-movie-theaters-this-halloween-weekend/
What is Clickbait & Why is the Pope Against it
Headline writers had a ball on on Thursday when Pope Leo XIV gave news agencies a pointed master class on morality and clickbait.
Headline writers had a ball on on Thursday when Pope Leo XIV gave news agencies a pointed master class on morality and clickbait.
What is Clickbait & Why is the Pope Against it
Headline writers had a ball on on Thursday when Pope Leo XIV gave news agencies a pointed master class on morality and clickbait.
outthinkmedia.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
What is Clickbait & Why is the Pope Against it
Headline writers had a ball on on Thursday when Pope Leo XIV gave news agencies a pointed master class on morality and clickbait.
Headline writers had a ball on on Thursday when Pope Leo XIV gave news agencies a pointed master class on morality and clickbait.
Roblox Red Flags and Lawsuits (Resources Round-up)
With news breaking yesterday that the Florida Attorney General will join the mounting lawsuits against Roblox*, many parents jumped to ask why.
With news breaking yesterday that the Florida Attorney General will join the mounting lawsuits against Roblox*, many parents jumped to ask why.
Roblox Red Flags and Lawsuits (Resources Round-up)
With news breaking yesterday that the Florida Attorney General will join the mounting lawsuits against Roblox*, many parents jumped to ask why.
outthinkmedia.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Roblox Red Flags and Lawsuits (Resources Round-up)
With news breaking yesterday that the Florida Attorney General will join the mounting lawsuits against Roblox*, many parents jumped to ask why.
With news breaking yesterday that the Florida Attorney General will join the mounting lawsuits against Roblox*, many parents jumped to ask why.
Menopause & Mental Loads: This moment in Media History w/ Author Kristin Bair
Listen to an inspiring talk with Author Kristin Bair on the mental load of motherhood and where menopause sits in This Moment in Media History.
Listen to an inspiring talk with Author Kristin Bair on the mental load of motherhood and where menopause sits in This Moment in Media History.
Menopause & Mental Loads: This moment in Media History w/ Author Kristin Bair
Listen to an inspiring talk with Author Kristin Bair on the mental load of motherhood and where menopause sits in This Moment in Media History.
outthinkmedia.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Menopause & Mental Loads: This moment in Media History w/ Author Kristin Bair
Listen to an inspiring talk with Author Kristin Bair on the mental load of motherhood and where menopause sits in This Moment in Media History.
Listen to an inspiring talk with Author Kristin Bair on the mental load of motherhood and where menopause sits in This Moment in Media History.
My 3rd grader's teacher takes 6,7 minutes off their recess if they say "6,7" in class and she's brilliant.
October 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
My 3rd grader's teacher takes 6,7 minutes off their recess if they say "6,7" in class and she's brilliant.
"I've studied enough YouTube that I know when to say allegedly and I know when to say 'unalive.', so we're good."
October 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"I've studied enough YouTube that I know when to say allegedly and I know when to say 'unalive.', so we're good."
So Gavin Newsom is on #FortniteFriday with streamer
@connoreatspants.bsky.social
shortly, so you know I'm glued. Here's a primer if you've never heard of him: outthinkmedia.com/2025/10/02/w...
@connoreatspants.bsky.social
shortly, so you know I'm glued. Here's a primer if you've never heard of him: outthinkmedia.com/2025/10/02/w...
Who is ConnorEatsPants & Why is Gavin Newsom playing Fortnite with him? - I watch YouTube so you don't have to.
Every Friday ConnorEatsPants plays #FortniteFriday with a celebrity of some sort, but my alerts rarely ring as loudly as they did today, and with good reason. At 2:30 PM PT/5:30 PM ET on Friday,…
outthinkmedia.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
So Gavin Newsom is on #FortniteFriday with streamer
@connoreatspants.bsky.social
shortly, so you know I'm glued. Here's a primer if you've never heard of him: outthinkmedia.com/2025/10/02/w...
@connoreatspants.bsky.social
shortly, so you know I'm glued. Here's a primer if you've never heard of him: outthinkmedia.com/2025/10/02/w...
“Together we can make a difference; together we will make a difference, and that includes you.”
-Jane Goodall (1934-2025)
Dr. Jane Goodall passed away while on an advocacy tour, her Institute has confirmed. Her name alone conjures the image of adventure, breaking glass ceilings, and /1
-Jane Goodall (1934-2025)
Dr. Jane Goodall passed away while on an advocacy tour, her Institute has confirmed. Her name alone conjures the image of adventure, breaking glass ceilings, and /1
October 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“Together we can make a difference; together we will make a difference, and that includes you.”
-Jane Goodall (1934-2025)
Dr. Jane Goodall passed away while on an advocacy tour, her Institute has confirmed. Her name alone conjures the image of adventure, breaking glass ceilings, and /1
-Jane Goodall (1934-2025)
Dr. Jane Goodall passed away while on an advocacy tour, her Institute has confirmed. Her name alone conjures the image of adventure, breaking glass ceilings, and /1
Adolescence feels to many parents like a deep dive into the manosphere and online symbology, yet even this phenomenal piece of art could only scratch the surface. So what can we learn from this stunning…
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/09/24/how-did-adolescence-grip-the-emmys-and-parents-psyches/
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/09/24/how-did-adolescence-grip-the-emmys-and-parents-psyches/
September 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Adolescence feels to many parents like a deep dive into the manosphere and online symbology, yet even this phenomenal piece of art could only scratch the surface. So what can we learn from this stunning…
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/09/24/how-did-adolescence-grip-the-emmys-and-parents-psyches/
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/09/24/how-did-adolescence-grip-the-emmys-and-parents-psyches/
Finally watched #Adolescence on
@netflix.com
. I'd honestly thought details would be worse based on what e/one told me abt it.
But that's what happens when you research online cultural symbols,slang & radicalization of young boys in spare time
It deserves all of the Emmys it won, that's for sure
@netflix.com
. I'd honestly thought details would be worse based on what e/one told me abt it.
But that's what happens when you research online cultural symbols,slang & radicalization of young boys in spare time
It deserves all of the Emmys it won, that's for sure
September 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Finally watched #Adolescence on
@netflix.com
. I'd honestly thought details would be worse based on what e/one told me abt it.
But that's what happens when you research online cultural symbols,slang & radicalization of young boys in spare time
It deserves all of the Emmys it won, that's for sure
@netflix.com
. I'd honestly thought details would be worse based on what e/one told me abt it.
But that's what happens when you research online cultural symbols,slang & radicalization of young boys in spare time
It deserves all of the Emmys it won, that's for sure
When your kids see violent images, when you worry they're getting radicalized, when you need help focusing, and when middle school is too much:
what parents need to know in kids media for September 15th.
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/09/15/how-youtube-affects-your-daily-life-september-2025/
what parents need to know in kids media for September 15th.
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/09/15/how-youtube-affects-your-daily-life-september-2025/
September 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
When your kids see violent images, when you worry they're getting radicalized, when you need help focusing, and when middle school is too much:
what parents need to know in kids media for September 15th.
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/09/15/how-youtube-affects-your-daily-life-september-2025/
what parents need to know in kids media for September 15th.
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/09/15/how-youtube-affects-your-daily-life-september-2025/
New on Patreon - a #MediaHistory mini-sode on #Gamergate and targeted harassment campaigns. I got to interview my good friend Books Schwartz, who revealed the very real damage it did to careers and psyches in the gaming industry. It's only for Patrons right now, but I have a free tier (sshhhh):
Gamergate & Targeted Harassment Campaigns w/ Ben Books Schwartz (Out Think Media History mini-sode) | Out Think Media
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September 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New on Patreon - a #MediaHistory mini-sode on #Gamergate and targeted harassment campaigns. I got to interview my good friend Books Schwartz, who revealed the very real damage it did to careers and psyches in the gaming industry. It's only for Patrons right now, but I have a free tier (sshhhh):
In brighter news, Hank Green dropped a secret project: an app called "Focus Friend." Besides how adorable the illustrations by Honey B Games are.....
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/09/09/a-good-app-to-help-kids-self-regulate-by-hank-green/
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/09/09/a-good-app-to-help-kids-self-regulate-by-hank-green/
September 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
In brighter news, Hank Green dropped a secret project: an app called "Focus Friend." Besides how adorable the illustrations by Honey B Games are.....
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/09/09/a-good-app-to-help-kids-self-regulate-by-hank-green/
https://outthinkmedia.com/2025/09/09/a-good-app-to-help-kids-self-regulate-by-hank-green/
A friend told me to watch #UnknownNumber on @netflix.com
I've read the lengthy article on the story and I don't think I can listen to that perpetrator's voice. Working through it.
I've read the lengthy article on the story and I don't think I can listen to that perpetrator's voice. Working through it.
September 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A friend told me to watch #UnknownNumber on @netflix.com
I've read the lengthy article on the story and I don't think I can listen to that perpetrator's voice. Working through it.
I've read the lengthy article on the story and I don't think I can listen to that perpetrator's voice. Working through it.