Viewing List
Frontline's Digital Nation
Themes and trends in U.S. digital culture are emerging faster than we often have time process. Frontline put together a nice outline of the big picture, with some insight from major thinkers in the field of media studies on how we can prepare ourselves and our students to adjust.
Watch the full program on PBS.org
Welcome to the TMS viewing list. On this page find films & videos that we refer to on this website, and others that have influenced us.
Control Room
Dir. Jehane Noujaim, (2004) A fascinating look at how differing accounts of the Iraq war are developed by, U.S. Central Command, U.S. media outlets and the Arab media outlet, Al Jazeera. Watch it on FreeDocumentaries.org
Corporation, The
Dir. Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott, (2004) Watch it on FreeDocumentaries.org
Digital Nation
Great video case studies, and interviews with top thinkers in the field of media studies and media literacy education. "The project aims to capture life on the digital frontier and explore how the Web and digital media are changing the way we think, work, learn and interact." (see right column)
Manufacturing Consent
Dir. Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick, (1993) Highly influential film in the formation of TMS! Explores and illustrates political activist and linguist, Noam Chomsky's ideas on mass media, and the need for citizens of our media saturated society to develop "intellectual self-defense" against media fallout. Watch it on FreeDocumentaries.org
Merchants of Cool, The
PBS FRONTLINE, Dir. Douglass Rushkoff, (2000)
Examination of the tactics, techniques, and cultural ramifications of mass marketing directed at youth. From PBS: "Explores the symbiotic relationship between the media and today's teens, as each looks to the other for their identity." Watch it on PBS.org
Outfoxed: Ruper Murdoch's War on Journalism
Dir. Robert Greenwald, (2004) Watch it on FreeDocumentaries.org
Supersize Me
Dir. Morgan Spurlock, (2004)
An entertaining and informational look at the health and economic rammifications of America's obsession with fast food. Educationally Enhanced Edition now available with High School and Middle School lessons included. Watch it on FreeDocumentaries.org
The War Room
Dir. Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker, (1993)"Direct Cinema" style documentary follows James Carville and George Stephanopoulos as they fight to control media spin during the Clinton presidential campaign in 1992. Watch it on Youtube.com