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We all have the power to change our lives. There is no need to become the willing puppets that the corporations wish us to be. One major event was the recent shutdown of the WTO (World Trade Organization) in Seattle. Access to media is not impossible. Make a film and get it shown on local access television. Go to the local radio stations and create a regular radio show. Buy a billboard and put a message on it. Turn off the television. Read a book. Write a poem. Plant a tree. Go skiing. Have a dance.
Listen Up!
Where Young Media Producers meet. "Listen Up!" is a public service media campaign for youth-produced messages. Come in, meet the young media moguls, explore their work in our galleries and hear what they have to say.
Articles on Media Literacy
New Mexico Media Literacy Project
Pledge: NMMLP believes that media literacy requires independence from media corporations, so we do not take money from the global media giants who are restricting information, redefining freedom, limiting our democracy and presenting so many negative educational choices to our young children.
Media Literacy Clearinghouse
"We must prepare young people for living in a world of powerful images, words and sounds."UNESCO, 1982
California Newsreel
The syllabus for Ad and the Ego can be downloaded from California Newsreel.
Cultural Environment Movement
The Cultural Environment Movement is an international coalition
of over 250 organizations and 6300 individuals united in working
for gender equity and general diversity in mass media employment,
ownership and representation.
Media Literacy - University of Oregon
Our goal is to provide a support service for teachers, and others, concerned with the
influence of media in the lives of children and youth. We have created this
comprehensive media literacy resource collection to facilitate that objective.
National Institute on Media and the Family
The goal of the National Institute on Media and the Family (Institute) is to provide resources for educators, parents, community leaders, and others concerned about the ever increasing impact of media on children, families, and communities.
Pittsburgh Film Makers
Pittsburgh FilmMakers is the largest independent media arts Center in the United States and are committed to the advancement of artistic excellence in film, video, photography and digital media.
The Journal of Communication: On Media Literacy
Communications Practice and Policy
Headlines Extra is a free online news service provided by the Benton Foundation . Much like our daily, Communications-related Headlines, Headlines Extra is intended to keep you up to date on important industry developments, policy issues, and other pertinent communications-related news events.
Commercial Alert
An action network of people who care about children, families and communities.
Center for Media Literacy
The Center for Media Literacy is a Los Angeles-based national advocacy organization that distributes educational materials and develops training programs for promoting critical thinking about the media in school classrooms, afterschool programs, parent education, religious and community centers, and in the home. All materials are carefully selected and evaluated resources that you can buy with confidence. Explore our online catalog today, and request a free printed catalog.
Explore this site to learn more about how you can incorporate media literacy education into your school, family life, and community.
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