Wonder if this is part of the reasoning for some Christian groups holding off
saying too much? They don't want to give it the extra publicity. Just a thought
From a Christian conservative who is going to read it for herself and make an
informed decision
Betsy Ruffin
librarian-technologist
Cleburne ISD
Cleburne, TX
betsy.ruffin@cleburne.k12.tx.us
Stephen Abram, vice-president of Micromedia Ltd., Canada's largest electronic
publisher. "But although technology is vastly changing their roles, librarians are
still seen as "trusted agents" and their role as navigators of the Internet will be
critical to everyday life and the future economy."
It is the policy of Cleburne ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national origin, gender or handicap in its school programs, services, or activities.
>>> Paula Johnson <pjohnson@BRISTOW.K12.OK.US> 10/31/2007 9:42 AM >>>
From a marketing perspective, they are gaining many times more publicity
than they would otherwise, and they can put their marketing dollars
elsewhere. The old saying of, "no publicity is bad publicity" is certainly
true here.
pjj
Paula Joseph-Johnson, Asst. LMS
Bristow High School Media Center (Bristow, OK)
pjohnson@bristow.k12.ok.us
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Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 9:31 AM
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Subject: Re: [LM_NET] GEN:Golden Compass-just an observation
I've been pondering this, too. I have the series on my shelves at the high
school level and I've pointed them out to students who like the genre and
love books in a series, but what I noticed about them (before the
controversy came up) is that while the Golden Compass has been checked out a
few times, the students don't follow through with the rest of the series.
Since the first of the series is said to be the least controversial, I think
a lot of the complete story may not always be getting read.
Regarding the uproar over the movie, I think the timing is one of the things
bothering Christian parents and groups. December traditionally is the month
when there are movies that celebrate Christmas and/or that have families
with young children as their target audience. The movie posters and
trailers may make this seem like it's going to be appropriate for the same
audience who are expecting the traditional Christmas season family movie,
and it's obviously not going to be a movie that fits that specific
expectation.
Vicki
nelsonvl@edctor-county.k12.tx.us
Robin Shtulman wrote: Separate from the merits of the
books or the message you may have gleaned from them, what do you guys
think about the fact that the uproar has begun only now that the movie
is coming? These books are not new. Were people just unaware of
them? Pullman did win major prizes for these books. Do conservative
religious groups feel like they have to take a stand b/c movies get
more publicity?
I'd love to hear what people think.
Vicki Nelson
Librarian
Odessa High School
Ector County ISD
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