September 18, 2002
IN THE
MIX__November 2002 Schedule
Week
of: November
2nd #441 SOCCERŠKICKIN' BUTTS!
Co-hosted by three members of the U.S. Women's National Soccer (Tiffeny
Milbrett, Lorrie Fair, and Shannon MacMillan) this half-hour special
encourages teens to pick up a soccer ball rather than a cigarette. Soccer
stars from the Women's and Men's National teams, including Eddie Pope
and Danielle Slaton talk about how their involvement with soccer helped
them stand up to peer pressure to smoke. Viewers will also meet teen
soccer players who volunteer as anti-tobacco advocates, spreading the
word about the dangers of smoking. Experts explain how cigarettes, as
well as second hand smoke, effect athletic performance and Dr. Alan
Leshner, former Director of NIDA, debunks popular myths about nicotine
addiction. Finally, we take a look at two organizations that are bringing
soccer to the inner cities as a healthy alternative to smoking, drugs
and alcohol.
November 9th #438 SEX: EVERYONE'S DOING IT - NOT!
This special is aimed at raising awareness among teens that not
"everyone" is having sex and that you don't have to be sexually active
to be popular or be in a loving relationship. Teens from across the
country discuss the pressure from their peers and partners to have sex
before they are ready, and the effect of the media that too often glamorizes
sex as "cool" and consequence-free. Using humor and real experiences,
the program shows the emotional and physical consequences of having
sex and empowers viewers to stick by their decision to wait, providing
the practical skills to resist pressures
November 16th
#501: LIVING WITH CHANGE
As one girl said soon after 9-11, "our lives have changed in so many ways
and we won't really know how until the dust settles." In this program
we highlight how teens across the country have responded and coped with
the impact of the ongoing events of the past year. Interviews include:
teens from a school closest to Ground Zero who have returned to their
school; a teen EMS who volunteered at the site; a boy who abused drugs
but stopped after 9-11; and a girl who lost her step-father, a fireman.
Students in California and Colorado also speak out about how they are
coping and their hopes for the future.
November 23rd #502 MEDIA LITERACY: GET THE NEWS?
Many teens are more interested in the news now than before 9-11, but others
are turning off the news due to overload, cynicism and fears. This program
explores how the news coverage on TV, on the Internet and in print impacts
they way they are coping with their changed world. It also helps them
understand how to select, compare and interpret what they see and read
in the news. For example: How can you tell fact from rumor? What is bias
and what is a credible source? What is a primary source? A leading question?
Why is it important to be involved and critical, not cynical?
In the Mix teen reporters interview FOX News' Bill O'Reilly; ABC's
Peter Jennings; Barry Gross, chief copy editor of the New York Post; CNN's
and MTV's young reporter, Serena Altschul; Janine Jackson, program coordinator
of FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting); and others who share their
insight and opinions. Advisors include the Alliance for a Media Literate
America (AMLA).
November 30th #503: DEALING WITH DIFFERENCES
Hosted by Jason Biggs, this program explores what schools, groups and
individuals are doing to promote racial, religious and cultural understanding
at a time when growing numbers of Arab-Americans and Muslims are being
victimized. A Sikh teen that has been harassed and Muslim teens from various
countries dispel stereotypes by providing information about their religions
and the true teachings of Islam. They discuss how they have been affected
and explain the differences between themselves and the extremists. We
also meet Palestinian and Israeli teens in the Seeds of Peace program
who lived together at a summer camp and found solutions to co-existence.
Plus, we see how a diverse group of young peer educators present workshop
activities to raise awareness that help prevent any form of stereotyping.
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