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Media Literacy (58)

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Just Think Foundation Open in a new browser window  
   A media literacy organization for teachers, parents, and children teaching basic, visual, and technological literacy and encouraging young people to think critically.
   http://www.justthink.org/
PRWATCH Open in a new browser window  
   A nonprofit, public interest organization dedicated to investigative reporting on the public relations industry.
   http://www.prwatch.org/
Media Education Foundation Open in a new browser window  
   A nonprofit organization devoted to media research and the production of resources to aid educators and others in fostering analytical media literacy.
   http://www.mediaed.org/
Center for Media Literacy Open in a new browser window  
   National advocate for media literacy education. Develops and distributes books, videos, teaching materials and other programs that promote critical thinking about the media.
   http://www.medialit.org/
Jesuit Communication Project Open in a new browser window  
   Guides and resources to encourage, promote, and develop Media Education in schools across Canada.
   http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/JCP/
New Mexico Media Literacy Project Open in a new browser window  
   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.
   http://www.nmmlp.org/
Media Literacy Online Project Open in a new browser window  
   Provides media literacy support service for teachers, and others, concerned with the influence of media in the lives of children and youth.
   http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/HomePage
Commercial Alert Open in a new browser window  
   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.
   http://www.commercialalert.org/
Free Minds Online: Responsible Journalism on the Web Open in a new browser window  
   On the Internet, we are all the media. Suggestions for evaluating information before you pass it on; links to valuable information sites; discussion groups.
   http://www.angelfire.com/wa/QRibbon/
Transparency Open in a new browser window  
   Essays and media criticism intended to reveal the hidden meanings in TV, film, science fiction, theme parks, virtual realities, politics, advertising and news.
   http://www.transparencynow.com/index.html
MediaLiteracy Open in a new browser window  
   Research, information and materials by media literacy speaker and consultant Peter DeBenedittis, Ph.D.
   http://www.medialiteracy.net/
Project Literacy Among Youth (PLAY) Open in a new browser window  
   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.
   http://www.kidsplay.org/
Christian Media Literacy Institute Open in a new browser window  
   Equipping parents and teachers to teach media evaluation from the point of view of Christian values.
   http://www.cmli.org/
Issues in Media, Literature, and the Arts Open in a new browser window  
   A Junior level course on Media Literacy. Some links are restricted to enrolled students for copyright reasons.
   http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/tdugas/ids3305/
The Media Awareness Network Open in a new browser window  
   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.
   http://www.media-awareness.ca
Over the Rainbow Open in a new browser window  
   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
   http://medialiteracy01.tripod.com/
Children's Media Project (CMP) Open in a new browser window  
   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.
   http://www.childrensmediaproject.org
Umberto Eco Open in a new browser window  
   Links and content referencing the Italian semiotician Umberto Eco's work and ideas.
   http://www.levity.com/corduroy/eco.htm
Visual Culture Open in a new browser window  
   Richard Griffith's short lecture on TV wrestling summarizes many of the main theoretical points in contemporary media and the culture of "spectacle."
   http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/online/sociol331/lec0304.html
The Frankfurt School Open in a new browser window  
   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.
   http://home.cwru.edu/~ngb2/Pages/Intro.html
The Foucault Pages at CSUN Open in a new browser window  
   A good place to start if you want to apply the thinking of Michel Foucault to any study of mass media.
   http://www.csun.edu/~hfspc002/foucault.home.html
Marshall McLuhan Open in a new browser window  
   A short overview of the place and influence of Marshall McLuhan in media studies.
   http://www.regent.edu/acad/schcom/rojc/mdic/mcluhan.html
Marshall McLuhan Links Open in a new browser window  
   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.
   http://www.law.pitt.edu/hibbitts/mcl.htm
Nat Whitten Open in a new browser window  
   "Seminal Influences in Modern American Advertising." An online essay on generative influences in advertising projects from creative director & copywriter Nat Whitten.
   http://www.natwhitten.com/
Emigre Design Open in a new browser window  
   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.
   http://www.emigre.com/Editorial.php
Marshall McLuhan Archive Open in a new browser window  
   This official not-for-profit web site is maintained by the estate of Marshall McLuhan to ensure the integrity of his name and legacy.
   http://www.marshallmcluhan.com/
Harper's Magazine Open in a new browser window  
   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."
   http://www.harpers.org/
Noam Chomsky Open in a new browser window  
   Chomsky's home page at MIT. Contains a list of his publications on topics relevant to mass media.
   http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/www/chomsky.home.html
Alternative Media Watch Open in a new browser window  
   A set of links to most of the alternative and/or "radical" newspapers and publications operating today.
   http://www.zmag.org/altmediawatch.htm
What is "Mainstream Media" - Noam Chomsky Open in a new browser window  
   "The real mass media are basically trying to divert people..." says Chomsky, as always, the agent provocateur, asking uncomfortable questions, revealing unpleasant truths.
   http://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/chomoct97.htm
Z Communications - The Spirit of Resistance Lives Open in a new browser window  
   Offers a variety of critical writings and essays on culture and the media.
   http://www.zmag.org/
The Validity of Anti-War Criticism Open in a new browser window  
   In defense of anti-war criticism by Tim Wise.
   http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=11946
National Institute on Media and the Family Open in a new browser window  
   A national resource for research, education and information about the impact of the media on children and families.
   http://www.mediafamily.org/
Popular Culture and American Culture Association Open in a new browser window  
   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.
   http://www.h-net.org/~pcaaca/
MediaStudies Open in a new browser window  
   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.
   http://www.mediastudies.com
Pop Politics Open in a new browser window  
   Explores why people are turning away from traditional news sources for political coverage and turning to pop culture for information.
   http://www.cbc.ca/disclosure/archives/040210_pop/main.html
PBS Teacher Source - Media Literacy Open in a new browser window  
   Features related activities, classroom resources, and professional development information.
   http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/media_lit/media_lit.shtm
Media Literacy Open in a new browser window  
   Presents educational information and resources focusing on the United States.
   http://www.medialiteracy.com/
Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Critical Media Literacy in Times of War Open in a new browser window  
   Engages users in critical examination of how the media covers US foreign policy focusing on Iraq and Afghanistan.
   http://www.tandl.vt.edu/Foundations/mediaproject/
Techknowledge: Literate Practice and Digital Worlds Open in a new browser window  
   Master thesis by Bonnie Stewart. An exploration of knowledge, technology, and truth as cultural practices. Analyzing the ways knowing, being, and doing are constructed and re-constructed through cultural discourse.
   http://www.egs.edu/mediaphi/main/bonnie-stewart-techknowledge.html
Media Literacy Clearinghouse Open in a new browser window  
   A web page designed for K-12 educators who want to learn more about media literacy and integrate it into classroom instruction.
   http://medialit.med.sc.edu/

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