Enter NMMLP's BAD AD CONTEST Youth can win cash prizes and get published! Schools and Organizations can win curriculum and multimedia resources! * Are you concerned about the spread of advertising into every corner of our society? * Are you upset about the domination of consumer values in our media, our schools, and our communities? * Are you ready to talk back to bad ads?
Enter the 8th annual BadAd Contest! Sponsored by the New Mexico Media Literacy Project <http://nmmlp.org> and the Media Education Foundation <http://www.mediaed.org/> . Deadline: May 15, 2005. Here's how the contest works: 1. Choose a current advertisement or advertising campaign in any media you find annoying, misleading, or offensive. 2. Write an essay that "talks back" to the ad in an insightful and humorous manner. 3. Send the essay, along with a copy of the advertisement, to the New Mexico Media Literacy Project. There are two categories: one for students in grades 6-8, one for students in grades 9-12. The winner in each category will receive a cash prize of $100. The two winning essays will be featured in NMMLP's newsletter "The State of Media Education" and on our website. Three honorable mentions in each category will receive a $50 cash prize. In addition, the schools, after-school programs or community organizations of the winners and honorable mentions will receive the complete Media Literacy for Success K-12 curriculum (5 CD-ROMs), a subscription to NMMLP's newsletter "The State of Media Education," and a video or DVD from the Media Education Foundation. Put your reality glasses on and practice media literacy! It's time to talk back to Bad Ads! Click here for contest guidelines <http://nmmlp.org/badadguidelines.htm> . Questions? Contact <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Feel free to forward this contest info to other lists that may be interested! _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
