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This page was last updated on July 20th, 2008
This page was last updated on July 20th, 2008
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Christian Media Literacy Institute
Equipping parents and teachers to teach media evaluation from the point of view of Christian values.
New Mexico Media Literacy Project
Provides training programs and materials in support of media literacy, especially in children. Products include examples of the use of subliminal messages and other forms of manipulation.
Transparency
Essays and media criticism intended to reveal the hidden meanings in TV, film, science fiction, theme parks, virtual realities, politics, advertising and news.
Issues in Media, Literature, and the Arts
A Junior level course on Media Literacy. Some links are restricted to enrolled students for copyright reasons.
PBS Teacher Source - Media Literacy
Features related activities, classroom resources, and professional development information.
MediaStudies
Helps advance research and education in media studies and critical thinking. The site serves as a hub providing links to international news and media studies sites.
The Frankfurt School
A good overview of the cultural critics and theorists of The Frankfurt School. Marxist derived ideas led to concepts of historical materialism, and the culture industry. Strong criticisms of the media within modern industrial society.
Free Minds Online: Responsible Journalism on the Web
On the Internet, we are all the media. Suggestions for evaluating information before you pass it on; links to valuable information sites; discussion groups.
Marshall McLuhan Archive
This official not-for-profit web site is maintained by the estate of Marshall McLuhan to ensure the integrity of his name and legacy.
The Validity of Anti-War Criticism
In defense of anti-war criticism by Tim Wise.
Z Communications - The Spirit of Resistance Lives
Offers a variety of critical writings and essays on culture and the media.
Marshall McLuhan
A short overview of the place and influence of Marshall McLuhan in media studies.
Project Literacy Among Youth (PLAY)
A not-for-profit sponsorship of media literacy among youth. A scholarly yet practical experimentation with the ways in which all communication technologies can and do shape the education of youth.
Popular Culture and American Culture Association
The PCA and ACA are two academic organizations that focus in part on media studies as well as culture. Open to a very wide range of investigations on scholarly topics.
Pop Politics
Explores why people are turning away from traditional news sources for political coverage and turning to pop culture for information.
What is "Mainstream Media" - Noam Chomsky
"The real mass media are basically trying to divert people..." says Chomsky, as always, the agent provocateur, asking uncomfortable questions, revealing unpleasant truths.
Umberto Eco
Links and content referencing the Italian semiotician Umberto Eco's work and ideas.
The Media Awareness Network
A bilingual, Canadian educational web site containing a wide range of copy-right cleared resources to help teachers integrate media literacy and web literacy into their classrooms.
Media Literacy Online Project
Provides media literacy support service for teachers, and others, concerned with the influence of media in the lives of children and youth.
Media Literacy
Presents educational information and resources focusing on the United States.
Alternative Media Watch
A set of links to most of the alternative and/or "radical" newspapers and publications operating today.
MediaLiteracy
Research, information and materials by media literacy speaker and consultant Peter DeBenedittis, Ph.D.
Nat Whitten
"Seminal Influences in Modern American Advertising." An online essay on generative influences in advertising projects from creative director & copywriter Nat Whitten.
Children's Media Project (CMP)
A non-profit art and education organization focusing on giving children and youth, parents and teachers, artists and media makers a space to use media critically and creatively.
The Foucault Pages at CSUN
A good place to start if you want to apply the thinking of Michel Foucault to any study of mass media.
Marshall McLuhan Links
Professor Bernard Hibbitts selected links to biographical material as well as links to journals, papers, projects, courses, research centers and new releases relevant to the life and work of the late Canadian communications theorist Marshall McLuhan.
Commercial Alert
Helps families, schools, and communities defend themselves against commercialism, advertising, and marketing. Campaigns focus on culture, education, government, and economy. Includes ideas for action, mailing list, news, and research library.
PRWATCH
A nonprofit, public interest organization dedicated to investigative reporting on the public relations industry.
Media Education Foundation
A nonprofit organization devoted to media research and the production of resources to aid educators and others in fostering analytical media literacy.
Over the Rainbow
A free online magazine dedicated to media literacy for the entire family. Works to help children and adults not perpetuate stereotypes and generalizations about people of different backgrounds. Provides tips and activities that may help children and their
Harper's Magazine
The online version of the magazine: "Harper's editors sift through the culture's vast output of information, searching for gleaming points of significance, and each month present their findings via such original journalistic devices."
Center for Media Literacy
National advocate for media literacy education. Develops and distributes books, videos, teaching materials and other programs that promote critical thinking about the media.
Visual Culture
Richard Griffith's short lecture on TV wrestling summarizes many of the main theoretical points in contemporary media and the culture of "spectacle."
Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Critical Media Literacy in Times of War
Engages users in critical examination of how the media covers US foreign policy focusing on Iraq and Afghanistan.
MediaMinds
A Media Education production company with workshops and educational materials for primary and secondary students in Australia: fully edited videos, seminars for media educators, media workshops and other production services.
Noam Chomsky
Chomsky's home page at MIT. Contains a list of his publications on topics relevant to mass media.
National Institute on Media and the Family
A national resource for research, education and information about the impact of the media on children and families.
Just Think Foundation
A media literacy organization for teachers, parents, and children teaching basic, visual, and technological literacy and encouraging young people to think critically.
Emigre Design
Articles by or about Emigre, an experimental type foundry in Berkeley, CA. Emigre has had an unprecedented theoretical and real-world effect on the look of advertising around the world.
Jesuit Communication Project
Guides and resources to encourage, promote, and develop Media Education in schools across Canada.
Media Literacy Clearinghouse
A web page designed for K-12 educators who want to learn more about media literacy and integrate it into classroom instruction.
Equipping parents and teachers to teach media evaluation from the point of view of Christian values.
Provides training programs and materials in support of media literacy, especially in children. Products include examples of the use of subliminal messages and other forms of manipulation.
Essays and media criticism intended to reveal the hidden meanings in TV, film, science fiction, theme parks, virtual realities, politics, advertising and news.
A Junior level course on Media Literacy. Some links are restricted to enrolled students for copyright reasons.
Features related activities, classroom resources, and professional development information.
Helps advance research and education in media studies and critical thinking. The site serves as a hub providing links to international news and media studies sites.
A good overview of the cultural critics and theorists of The Frankfurt School. Marxist derived ideas led to concepts of historical materialism, and the culture industry. Strong criticisms of the media within modern industrial society.
On the Internet, we are all the media. Suggestions for evaluating information before you pass it on; links to valuable information sites; discussion groups.
This official not-for-profit web site is maintained by the estate of Marshall McLuhan to ensure the integrity of his name and legacy.
In defense of anti-war criticism by Tim Wise.
Offers a variety of critical writings and essays on culture and the media.
A short overview of the place and influence of Marshall McLuhan in media studies.
A not-for-profit sponsorship of media literacy among youth. A scholarly yet practical experimentation with the ways in which all communication technologies can and do shape the education of youth.
The PCA and ACA are two academic organizations that focus in part on media studies as well as culture. Open to a very wide range of investigations on scholarly topics.
Explores why people are turning away from traditional news sources for political coverage and turning to pop culture for information.
"The real mass media are basically trying to divert people..." says Chomsky, as always, the agent provocateur, asking uncomfortable questions, revealing unpleasant truths.
Links and content referencing the Italian semiotician Umberto Eco's work and ideas.
The Media Awareness NetworkA bilingual, Canadian educational web site containing a wide range of copy-right cleared resources to help teachers integrate media literacy and web literacy into their classrooms.
Provides media literacy support service for teachers, and others, concerned with the influence of media in the lives of children and youth.
Presents educational information and resources focusing on the United States.
A set of links to most of the alternative and/or "radical" newspapers and publications operating today.
Research, information and materials by media literacy speaker and consultant Peter DeBenedittis, Ph.D.
"Seminal Influences in Modern American Advertising." An online essay on generative influences in advertising projects from creative director & copywriter Nat Whitten.
A non-profit art and education organization focusing on giving children and youth, parents and teachers, artists and media makers a space to use media critically and creatively.
A good place to start if you want to apply the thinking of Michel Foucault to any study of mass media.
Professor Bernard Hibbitts selected links to biographical material as well as links to journals, papers, projects, courses, research centers and new releases relevant to the life and work of the late Canadian communications theorist Marshall McLuhan.
Helps families, schools, and communities defend themselves against commercialism, advertising, and marketing. Campaigns focus on culture, education, government, and economy. Includes ideas for action, mailing list, news, and research library.
A nonprofit, public interest organization dedicated to investigative reporting on the public relations industry.
A nonprofit organization devoted to media research and the production of resources to aid educators and others in fostering analytical media literacy.
A free online magazine dedicated to media literacy for the entire family. Works to help children and adults not perpetuate stereotypes and generalizations about people of different backgrounds. Provides tips and activities that may help children and their
The online version of the magazine: "Harper's editors sift through the culture's vast output of information, searching for gleaming points of significance, and each month present their findings via such original journalistic devices."
National advocate for media literacy education. Develops and distributes books, videos, teaching materials and other programs that promote critical thinking about the media.
Richard Griffith's short lecture on TV wrestling summarizes many of the main theoretical points in contemporary media and the culture of "spectacle."
Engages users in critical examination of how the media covers US foreign policy focusing on Iraq and Afghanistan.
A Media Education production company with workshops and educational materials for primary and secondary students in Australia: fully edited videos, seminars for media educators, media workshops and other production services.
Chomsky's home page at MIT. Contains a list of his publications on topics relevant to mass media.
A national resource for research, education and information about the impact of the media on children and families.
A media literacy organization for teachers, parents, and children teaching basic, visual, and technological literacy and encouraging young people to think critically.
Articles by or about Emigre, an experimental type foundry in Berkeley, CA. Emigre has had an unprecedented theoretical and real-world effect on the look of advertising around the world.
Guides and resources to encourage, promote, and develop Media Education in schools across Canada.
A web page designed for K-12 educators who want to learn more about media literacy and integrate it into classroom instruction.
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