Using Multimedia to Illuminate Cyberbullying
Every day, children are inappropriately targeted by peers on the Internet, mobile phones and similar technologies. This behaviour is called Cyberbullying, and its effects are felt across the globe.
To help spread awareness of online bullying, Sony Creative Software, The Ad Council and the National Crime Prevention Council organised the Cyberbullying PSA Development Contest. As winners of the content, the below two videos help relay a very important message about electronic cyberbullying.
Be sure to spread them to parents and children alike!
Marvin Jimenez’s Words Really Do Hurt
Josh Bourgeois’s Illuminate Cyberbullying
via Marc
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Comments
Thanks Leigh.
The reality is that young people are using the Internet more than ever, and sadly a lot of negative and hurtful behaviour accompanies it. Projects like this help bring awareness to the problem, which is always the first step to helping to put an end to it…
[...] Gino Cosme’s blog called my attention to this (big ups my man!). The National Crime Prevention Council partnered with Sony Creative Software and the Ad Council to create “Delete Cyberbullying,” a public advertising campaign aimed at preventing cyberbullying. Part of this overall campaign was Cyberbullying PSA Development Contest. [...]
Such a worthy cause to highlight in a blogpost.
You’re definitely putting the: “Write what you believe, not what sells” quote into practice.
Thanks Gino!