Ivy Tech Community College is an official partner with the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) for a special Media Literacy Week event. The documentary film “The Brainwashing of My Dad” will be shown, followed by a Skype Q&A session with the film’s creator Jen Senko.

About the film (from IMDB): Jen Senko, a documentary filmmaker, looks at the rise of right-wing media through the lens of her WWII vet father who changed from a life-long, nonpolitical Democrat to an angry, right-wing fanatic after his discovery of talk radio on a lengthened commute to work. In trying to understand how this happened, she not only finds this to be a phenomenon, but also uncovers some of the forces behind it: a plan by Roger Ailes under Nixon to create a media for the GOP; the Lewis Powell Memo, urging business leaders to influence institutions of public opinion – especially the universities – the media and the courts; and under Reagan, the dismantling of the Fairness Doctrine – all of which helped to change the entire country’s direction and culture, misinformed millions, divided families and even the country itself.

Cost: Free

For more information contact:

Alex J. Semchuck
(812) 330-6063
[email protected]