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In September, WAM! America’s Kidz Network announced its multi-year anti violence campaign, Generation Hope: Voices for Change. Each month heralds a new limited series to discuss violence and other issues. November brought a thirteen-part series, Talk Box. Hosted by journalist Katy Sai, the magazine format show grabs teens with relevant and important topics, providing an honest outlet for their questions and concerns. In December, the WAM! original series Kids’ Planet Video returns with Kids’ Planet Millennium, an hour-long special episode that voices the hopes and fears of kids in a changing and often violent world.
In September, WAM! America’s Kidz Network announced its multi-year anti violence campaign, Generation Hope: Voices for Change. Each month heralds a new limited series to discuss violence and other issues. November brought a thirteen-part series, Talk Box. Hosted by journalist Katy Sai, the magazine format show grabs teens with relevant and important topics, providing an honest outlet for their questions and concerns. In December, the WAM! original series Kids’ Planet Video returns with Kids’ Planet Millennium, an hour-long special episode that voices the hopes and fears of kids in a changing and often violent world.
The Independent Television Service (ITVS) will present Digital Divide: Technology and Our Future, a two-part series for PBS that explores the impact of computer technology’s rapid spread on young people. Narrated by Queen Latifah, the series poses the question of equality in the Digital Revolution. Is everyone participating equally? Are computers being used to replace, rather than enhance traditional learning skills? Through interviews with students, parents, teachers and technology experts, the series explores how some children are falling behind in computer education while others may be gaining exposure without guidance. The series focuses on the importance of training teachers in the most effective use of new technology. It airs nationally on PBS on January 28, 2000. Check local listings or www.itvs.org for times.
This article originally appeared in the 12/01/1999 issue of THE Journal.