Today, across the globe, media provide up-to-date news essentially while events are occurring. But although many people watch, listen or read foreign news, very few have the knowledge or take the time to assess how international events are framed. The International Center for Media & the Public Agenda (ICMPA) decided to study how U.S. and […]
Media Coverage of Weapons of Mass Destruction
The public relies on the media to separate facts and tangible realities from assumptions and spin. Media Coverage of Weapons of Mass Destruction evaluates how well the media has performed this task in regards to the issue of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The study assesses how the coverage of WMD has changed over time […]
Public Media Corps (PMC)
As innovative technologies embrace our society, encouraging and strengthening civic participation, conversation, and interaction through web-based also mobile applications and social networks, great concern exists regarding the accessibility to credible and up-to-date information amongst communities of color – Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander, African American, and Asian American – as well as low income and […]
University Film & Video Association (UFVA)
Founded in 1947 as the University Film Producers Association, the UFVA has developed into an organization of over 1000 professionals and institutions involved in the production and study of film, video, and other media arts. The UFVA is an international organization where media production and writing meets the history, theory and criticism of the media. […]
Waging Nonviolence
What is waging nonviolence? Practically speaking, it’s the alternative to the more commonly (and regrettably) used phrase “waging war.” Anecdotally, it’s the title of a book that was one of Gandhi’s only possessions. It also speaks to the focus of this blog, which is the use of media to promote the representation of peace approaches […]
Ethnic Cleansing: The Media and World Opinion
This riveting documentary follows step by step the persuasive media offensive waged by a powerful public relations firm for their client in the Balkan War in 1992. It shows how the key phrase “ethnic cleansing” was used in a media campaign by the firm Ruder Finn. There, James W. Harff orchestrated the campaign that implied […]
Does Childhood Television Viewing Lead to Attention Problems in Adolescence? Results From a Prospective Longitudinal Study
Article Published by the Journal Pediatrics in 2007. Abstract: There is controversy over whether childhood television viewing causes attention problems. The findings from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have been mixed. To our knowledge, no longitudinal studies have assessed the impact of children’s television viewing on attention problems in adolescence. The objective of this study was […]
Torture at Times: Waterboarding in the Media
Harvard study about the representation of waterboarding in the Media (2010). The current debate over waterboarding has spawned hundreds of newspaper articles in the last two years alone. However, waterboarding has been the subject of press attention for over a century. Examining the four newspapers with the highest daily circulation in the country, we found […]
Internews
Internews improves the reach, quality, and sustainability of local media, enabling them to better serve the information needs of their communities. Internews has worked in over 70 countries and trained over 80,000 people in media skills1. Together with local partners, our activities include establishing and supporting media outlets, journalist associations, and broadcast networks. We also […]
Austin Film Society – Resource for Filmmakers and Creative Media Production
The Austin Film Society is a non-profit organization that promotes the appreciation of film and supports creative media production by: Showing great films and premieres, managing a 100,000 square foot film production facility in central Austin, awarding grants and supporting filmmakers, teaching kids & adults about filmmaking and new media literacy, and presenting the annual […]
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