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.
Social Networking and Our Lives
This resource is the result of a recent survey that explored people’s overall social networks and how use of these technologies is related to trust, tolerance, social support, and community and political engagement.
Think Literacy: Media – Cross-Curricular Approaches, grades 7-12
This resource is a conceptual framework for developing an informed and critical understanding of the nature of mass media, the techniques used by them, and the impact of these techniques. The concepts learned in the module can also be used for the effective construction of media texts for a variety of purposes.
National Film Board of Canada
NFB.ca is the National Film Board of Canada’s online Screening Room. The website showcases nearly 1500 films, clips and trailers online, free for personal use and on a subscription basis for schools and institutions.
Interactive Resources: National Film Board of Canada
This resource is an evolving collection of innovative, interactive stories exploring the world from uniquely Canadian points of view. Various films and resources available explore the impact of social media and the internet on youth in contemporary times and how these factors have transformed the way in which people communicate.
Article 19: Right to know – Principles on Freedom on Informational Legislation
ARTICLE 19 has produced a set of international principles to set a standard against which anyone can measure whether domestic laws genuinely permit access to official information. They set out clearly and precisely the ways in which governments can achieve maximum openness, in line with the best international standards and practice.
WikiLeaks in MENA: Small Connections and Big Changes
The situation MENA has been reshuffled from Ben Ali exiled, Mubarak fallen, Gaddafi genocidal, Bahrain recruiting the Saudi military, Yemen using nerve gas, Syria arresting bloggers at random; many other regimes all over the region either attempting to bridge the gap with reform, or steadfastly refusing to see their people rise. To understand the the […]
What Underlies Children, Media and Democracy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)?
The daunting reality of the contemporary world is that autocracies and semiauthoritarian states lack the basic foundation for building a democracy. In these countries, the media are weak, fragile, and at risk of collapse, which means that the challenge is not to pressure media and media educators to surrender power, but rather to figure out […]
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.
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