Archive for the ‘Youth Media’ Category

Na na na-na-na; the opening credits to Nickelodeon’s hit 90s show “Clarissa Explains It All” (1991-1994) begins. A teenage Melissa Joan Hart pops up onscreen in a crop top and high ponytail as retro graphics and the all too familiar …

Fresh off of finishing the Director’s Fan Cut of “Never Say Never,” Jon M. Chu took time out of his busy schedule to tell me about his additions to the movie, how fans are a part of his process, and …

If you missed the buzz (which admittedly hasn’t seemed all that buzzy), tomorrow night marks the second annual HALO Awards on TeenNick. Hosted by Nick Cannon, who created and executive produced, the hour-long award award show will honor four real teens …

Ed. Note: This summer, our attention was caught when ABC Family’s “fat camp” drama “Huge” tread where no teen show has gone before — featuring a young, plus-sized ensemble cast to explore different issues related to body image (including “fat …

Today’s Ypulse Interview is with Jamia Wilson, Vice President of Programs at the Women’s Media Center and one of the leading forces behind the SPARK Summit held here in New York last Friday.

From “Glee” in GQ to Miley on …

Longtime Ypulse readers know we’re strong advocates of fostering tolerance for GLBT teens. Whether it be through more realistic, multifaceted portrayals in the media, movements on the ground like GSA alliances, or online resources dedicated to supporting and celebrating …

Reviews for an ‘unsympathetic’ treatment of Mark Zuckerberg within The Social Network filled the press last week as errors in Facebook’s programming caused mass outages, leading one to ask one’s self … has Facebook grown past the point where anyone …

Ed. Note: In a publicity move sure to go down in social media history books, this past weekend Kanye West took to Twitter to revisit his infamous “I’ma Let You Finish” episode from last year’s MTV VMAs. The steady stream …

Lately MTV’s reality programming seems to fall into one of two very distinct categories: heavily edited, love triangle- and catch phrase-fueled guilty pleasures (ahem, Snooki and company), and more serious endeavors to mix entertainment with education—or at least start conversations—about …

Today’s Ypulse Guest Post comes from our friends at I Heart Daily Melissa Walker and Anne Ichikawa. Since the pair recently teamed up again for fun side project turned viral hit Before You Were Hot, a submission-based collection of …