Question: What’s the last nation in the world to have television reception?
Answer: Bhutan, which used to be an absolute monarchy and is now building democratic institutions as a constitutional monarchy.
What a great bit of digital world trivia to begin a family media literacy conversation!
According to this press story from Ithaca College, the Kingdom of Bhutan invited representatives from the school’s media literacy initiative, Project Look Sharp, to work with the Ministry of Education and help train the country’s teachers to understand and use media literacy principles.
As Bhutan develops democratic institutions, encouraging citizens to assume the responsibilities of civic participation, the country’s leaders want to ensure that the strengths of traditional Buddhist life are not overwhelmed by the exposure to western media influences.
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