The Yale University Family Television Research and Consultation Center is affiliated with the Department of Psychology. Directed by university faculty, the Center has become the focus of a variety of activities at the university related to popular electronic media and especially the role of television and other communication processes in child and adolescent and family […]
Common Ground News Service (CGNews)
The Common Ground News Service (CGNews) seeks to promote mutual understanding and offer hope, opportunities for dialogue and constructive suggestions that facilitate peaceful resolution of conflict. The organization publishes and promotes articles by local and international experts on current Middle East issues and the relationship between the West, Arab and Muslim communities. Launched in 2000 […]
Adobe Youth Voices
Launched in 2006, Adobe Youth Voices is Adobe’s global signature philanthropy initiative to empower youth in underserved communities, providing them with learning experiences through use of video, multimedia, digital art, web, animation, and audio tools. The program enables children to discover their full potential through the use of these technologies by becoming influential voices in […]
Media Literacy Online Project
The Media Literacy Online Project is a website dedicated to providing links to websites that deal with media literacy. Started in 1994 the Media Literacy Online Project and Media Literacy Review no longer maintain their internet sites but have kept this webpage, which is frequently updated and provides a variety of links to media educators. […]
EdNews
EdNews.org is an educational web portal providing resources for educators, students, professionals. The “Resources” section of the website offers an interactive database of pedagogic organizations.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC’s jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. […]
Youth Media Reporter
Youth Media Reporter is a journal that serves media professionals in the youth media field. YMR is a monthly, on-line professional publication (that is bound annually in print form), which strives to sustain and develop the youth media field by covering its topical issues, trends, and challenges. Youth media professionals, leaders, and practitioners are YMR’s […]
Knight News Challenge
Created in 1950, Knight Foundation has invested nearly $315 million in projects seeking to advance journalism quality and freedom of expression. The Knight News Challenge, a contest awarding as much as $5 million for innovative ideas using digital experiments to transform community news, is in its second year of operation. Last year’s winners included 25 […]
Institute for Multimedia Literacy
As an Organized Research Unit within the School of Cinematic Arts, the University of Southern California’s Institute for Multimedia Literacy (IML) develops educational programs and conducts research on the changing nature of literacy in a networked culture. The IML’s educational programs address students, teachers, and faculty across the educational spectrum, including K-12 teachers, student teachers, […]
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 mission of the Media Education Foundation (MEF) is to respond to the challenge posed by the radical and accelerating corporate threat to democracy. Since its founding […]