Z Communications - The Spirit ofOffers a variety of critical writings and essays on culture and the media. http://www.zmag.org |
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. http://www.media-awareness.ca |
TransparencyEssays 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 |
National Institute on Media and theA national resource for research, education and information about the impact of the media on children and families. http://www.mediafamily.org |
Frontline: The Merchants of CoolJourneys into the world of the marketers of popular culture to teenagers. They are the merchants of cool: the creators and sellers of popular culture, who have made teens the hottest consumer demographic in America. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool |
The Bards CrierA free guerrilla music marketing and promotion ezine for the working musician. http://bardscrier.com |
PRWATCHA nonprofit, public interest organization dedicated to investigative reporting on the public relations industry. http://www.prwatch.org |
Media Literacy ClearinghouseA 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 |
Marshall McLuhan ArchiveThis 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 |
Noam ChomskyChomsky`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 |
Media Education FoundationA 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 |
Diva DJsDevoted to girl musicians and specifically female DJs. Fun interviews. Good information on how to become a girl DJ. http://www.divadjs.com |
MediaLiteracyResearch, information and materials by media literacy speaker and consultant Peter DeBenedittis, Ph.D. http://www.medialiteracy.net |
Free Minds Online: ResponsibleOn 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 |
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. http://www.kidsplay.org |
Christian Media Literacy InstituteEquipping parents and teachers to teach media evaluation from the point of view of Christian values. http://www.cmli.org |
Media Literacy Online ProjectProvides 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 AlertHelps 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 |
Popular Culture and American CultureThe 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 |
The Validity of Anti-War CriticismIn defense of anti-war criticism by Tim Wise. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?storyid=11946 |
Issues in Media, Literature, and theA Junior level course on Media Literacy. Some links are restricted to enrolled students for copyright reasons. http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/tdugas/ids3305 |