The Media That Raised Us | KidSpirit

fall 2021

The Media That Raised Us

Volume XIV, Number I

Omnipresent: that’s how many teenagers experience media today. From books and movies to Instagram and 24-hour news, a constant stream of information shapes our lives and societies. In this issue, KidSpirit writers and artists evaluate the benefits, dangers, and everything in between.

Cover Artwork: Arthur Zhuk, age 13

The Big Question

Choose Wisely: To What Extent Can the Media Influence Our Beliefs and Attitudes?

by Pragya Natarajan

The media is like sugar. In small servings, it brings comfort and joy, but too much of it is deadly.

More Stories

The Importance of Equitable Representation in the Media

by Adina Gerwin

The media can either reinforce or dismiss those who wield social and political influence.

We Read, We Grow, and We Succeed

Simple words can open up the realm of a fantasy world.

Social Media: Dangerous, Yet Beneficial

Awesome Moments

No Boundaries

Awesome Moments

My Five-Day Experiment

Light in the Darkness

by Isabella Zheng

Interfaith Connections

When Pages Speak

Interfaith Connections

It’s Only Me(dia)

by Pahal Bhasin

Our Daily Dilemma

The Expressionless World Without Books

by Taylor Merrett

True or False? The Dilemmas of a Good Journalist

by Patryk Karpowicz

Girl Gone Viral

by Eleanor Colston

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Poetry

Children’s Television

by Abigail Webster

Opens young eyes to the throes of life,
teaching values and ideals, to craft altruistic beings

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Stolen Dance

by Alexandra McPherson

blue-tinted

by Katie Lamm

An Ode to Words, Pages, and Books

by Marion Ivy

Autumn Wonders

by Oryna Bielikova

shutters for gunshots

by Fifi Wang

PerSpectives

The Abundant Media That Raised Us

by Pablo J. Boczkowski

If there are two characteristics that mark today’s media it is that there are massive amounts of options and content at our disposal, and they are available everywhere and all the time.

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