AJ: “This texteo introduces the video-book. I made it in 2010 while I was struggling to work out the opening interface for the project. In the end, I decided that the entire video-book should have one consistent, transparent architectural and navigational logic in direct defiance of and dialogue with YouTube.——Learning from YouTube is a unique […]
The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
While watching children’s television programs and videos 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 went on to raise funds for the largest research project ever undertaken on gender in children’s entertainment (resulting in 4 discrete […]
Gender Oppression in Cinematic Content?
Females represent just over half of the United States population. Yet their role in cinematic content does not reflect this reality. Looking at characters in films from 1946 to 1990, one study shows that females only occupy 25-28% of all parts.2 Another study found that 32% of all primary and secondary roles are filled with […]
Digital Divide: Global Household Penetration Rates for Technology
This article is intended to help sort out the big picture about the technology’s penetration into global household, through provision of statistical data.
Mental Health and the Media
The Center for Mental Health and Media is an outreach, production, and research center devoted to mental health, behavioral health, neuroscience and healthy child development. The mission of the Center is to destigmatize mental illness, comfort and educate families about optimal development, and to change the public’s outdated and inaccurate perceptions of the nature, causes […]
Journalism ethics cases online
Journalism ethics cases online represents a set of cases created for teachers, researchers, professional journalists and consumers of news to help them explore ethical issues in journalism. The cases raise a variety of ethical problems faced by journalists, including such issues as privacy, conflict of interest, reporter- source relationships, and the role of journalists in […]
The Media Education Foundation
The Media Education Foundation produces and distributes documentary films and other educational resources to inspire critical reflection on the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media. The aim of the Foundation is to inspire students to think critically and in new ways about the hyper-mediated world around them.
Action Coalition for Media Literacy
Action Coalition for Media Literacy represents a very rich resource on media education. Free of any funding from Big Media, it is an emerging global coalition run by and for media educators, a network that champions a three-part mission: 1. Teaching media education knowledge and skills – through keynotes, workshops, trainings, and institutes – to […]
Frank Baker: Media Literacy Clearinghouse
MLC is a clearinghouse on media literacy education, which serves the mission is to assist K-12 educators who want to: – teach standards that include non-print, media texts – learn more about media literacy – integrate it into classroom instruction – help students read the media – help students become more media aware – locate […]
MediaLiteracy.com Resources for advancing media education
MediaLiteracy.com is on online resource, the mission of which is to increase awareness of the need for media literacy education and of the many resources available for teaching it. The site focuses on media literacy education in the United States. It features links organized in unique and useful ways (such as free printer-friendly downloads organized […]
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