On June 28 2011, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings convened a discussion forum focused on using social networking and digital tools to reinvigorate democracy and extend electronic engagement from campaigns and grassroots-activism to governance. Participants discussed strategies for voter empowerment, citizen engagement, and governance transformation.
The New York Times: Insights – The Psychology of Sharing
There has been an abundance of research on social media, but to date, no one has asked in a comprehensive way: why do people share? The Psychology of Sharing reveals groundbreaking research that fills this knowledge gap. This study uncovers: * Primary motivations for sharing * Six sharing personas * Essential steps for marketers aiming […]
Why Media Literacy Matters
This video focuses on the National Association for Media Literacy Education and how their conferences/workshops are aimed at educating people in media literacy and facilitating the development of critical and analytical skills.
Pediatricians Recommend A Media Diet For Kids To Fight Obesity
This article outlines a link between children, media, and obesity, and makes suggestions about reducing the amount of time children spend using media in order to fight childhood obesity.
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
Six years ago, while watching children’s entertainment with her young daughter, Academy Award winner Geena Davis noticed a remarkable imbalance in the ratio of male to female characters. From that small starting point, Davis commissioned the largest research study ever undertaken on gender in children’s entertainment. The research showed that in the top-grossing G-rated films, […]
The Future of Gaming
Video Games are seeping into nearly every part of our lives, and game designers are trying to seize the opportunity to imbue these games with newfound meaning and purpose. Brooke talks to game designers and futurists about where games are going and how they are shaping the future of collaboration
TED Talk: Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!
Subtitled into over 40 languages—– Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of… and the role of information and communication technologies,
Kids and Credibility: An Empirical Examination of Youth, Digital Media Use, and Information Credibility
Today’s young people are growing up in a world full of smartphones, texting, YouTube, Internet access, and instant entertainment and information. But while they may be media-savvy, we maintain that they are not necessarily media- or digital-literate. ————- Multiple studies have shown that many young people lack the media and information-literacy skills they need to […]
Eli Pariser’s TEDTalk “Beware online ‘filter bubbles’”
About how internet seach engines are tailored to the user’s previous links and search, and purchases, and “Internat algorithms”. A must see.
Healthy MEdia: Commission for Positive Images of Women and Girls
Convening the first National Dialogue on healthy images of women and girls in the media, and gaining an industry-wide commitment to promote positive media images Community Conversations Fact Sheet (PDF)Girl Scout Research and ProgramsTips for the Industry (PDF)Advocacy Efforts Stand Up for Healthy Media ImagesResources Recognizing the need for gender balance and positive portrayals of […]
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