The Ithacan

Project Look Sharp globalizes media literacy despite earthquake

By Ryan Johnson, Staff Writer • March 8, 2023

Asli Sezgin, a visiting postdoctoral researcher at IC, was waiting to board a plane in Turkey to travel to New York and begin work with Project Look Sharp when a massive earthquake hit.

Editorial: Media literacy is essential to all students’ education

By The Ithacan • March 24, 2022

Now more than ever, access to critical thinking and the ability to question the media across all subjects and grades is essential.

Project Look Sharp hosts screening of ‘1984’ film

By Meaghan McElroy, Staff Writer • April 5, 2017

To examine the parallels of current events and fiction, cinemas across the country held screenings of the movie adaptation of George Orwell’s “1984.”

College Briefs Dec. 8

December 7, 2016

Office of Public Safety to hold grand opening for Satellite Office The Office of Public Safety Satellite Office will have its grand opening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 23. Public Safety will be providing...

Project Look Sharp director to promote media decoding

By Maura Aleardi, Staff Writer • December 3, 2014

Staff Writer Maura Aleardi spoke with Chris Sperry ’79, director of curriculum and staff development for Project Look Sharp, about modern education.

Professors attend conference in Iran despite safety concerns

By Erin Conway, Contributing Writer • October 29, 2014

Two Ithaca College professors overcame an extensive visa process and safety concerns in order to present on media literacy in Iran.

Looking sharp in Bhutan

By Candace King, Staff Writer • February 2, 2012

It has been more than a decade since the Kingdom of Bhutan introduced a media organization. Christopher Sperry, director of curriculum and staff development at Ithaca College’s Project Look Sharp, touched down in the snowy region of the Himalayas last week to help the Buddhist kingdom further develop its media literacy. For the next week,…