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This article is a response by many lawmakers around the world to the show "Jersey Shore." They felt that the show is degrading to Italian Americans nationwide, and uses the world "guido" way too much. In response, the MTV team said that the show is not intended to depict Italians stereotypically.

This article is biased however it does talk about the the controversies that have been occuring and the feelings of Italian- Americans. It is interesting how some of the people that said that they disliked the show because of it's portrayals of Italian Americans say that they still find the show to be entertaining. Because TV is supposed to be entertaining, it makes you think about at what cost TV should be entertaining.

this article discusses how young minds do not feel affected by the stereotypes in Jersey Shore, and how they neglect them.

We have all seen a commercial that we can't remember immediately after watching it, but when we see that product instantly recall the commercial. This article discusses how the advertising industry has used subliminal messaging to increase product sales and the way we remember product information.

This article talks about how it is essential for young children to be educated in Media Literacy so they can thoroughly evaluate and analyze bias' in this technological age that these kids become increasingly immersed in as the grow older. The author of this article suggests that the education of Media Literacy should be universally implemented into school's curriculums to train these children to become critical thinkers in the Media World

I think that the article I have chosen because it explains the fair use of media literacy through its legalities, principles, and heard of myths. They create five key principles that explain what the true legal use of media literacy should be. The writers of this document even support their words with sections on the passage entitled "What This Is" and "What This Isn't". This document proposes possible arguments that could pass as media literacy and then shuts them down describing how they are improper understandings of media literacy. The writers do their best to show the true form of "copyright education". This article mainly describes the legal aspects of fair use of media literacy.