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Violence, Spin, and the “Otherness” in the Arab Civil Society

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Resources

Civil society is supposed to be composed of self-organizing groups, movements, and individuals, relatively autonomous from the state, operating as an integral part of political liberalization. Such civil society is vibrant in articulating values and enhancing civic engagement. However, Arab governments control and manipulate these groups, by allowing them only marginal autonomy while retaining surveillance […]

 

The International Federation of Communication Associations

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy, Resources

The International Federation of Communication Associations (IFCA) is a newly incorporated organization oriented towards improving the sharing of research in our field on a global basis. The Federation was created because of the felt need that there is very limited exchange of communications research between both developed and developing countries.

 

The International Federation of Communication Associa tions (IFCA)

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy, Organizations

The International Federation of Communication Associations (IFCA) is a newly incorporated organization oriented towards improving the sharing of research in our field on a global basis. The Federation was created because of the felt need that there is very limited exchange of communications research between both developed and developing countries

 

Glocal Youth

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Organizations, Youth Media

Glocal Youth is a web site of media education and interculture, a guide to educate young people to grow an aware relation with media, facilitating the development of critical thinking skills and of a responsible citizenship. Glocal Youth wants to encourage boys and girls to reflect upon youth representations conveyed by mass media, in the […]

 

Violence on the Russian & American Media Screen and Youth Audience

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy, Resources, Youth Media

Unfortunately, The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has not succeeded in modern Russian society with regard to the media-screen (television, cinema, video, PC-games) because scenes of hard violence persist on all Russian cinema and television screens. The infringement of the Rights of the Child on the Russian screen is a very […]

 

Comunica

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy, Resources

Comunica’s network researches and supports the use of new information and communication technologies by local and independent media in less developed countries to reinforce local initiatives for development and democracy. Links to reources in other languages. info@ comunica.org

 

E-media Studies

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy, Resources

The Journal of E-Media Studies is a blind peer-reviewed, on-line journal dedicated to the scholarly study of the history and theory of electronic media, especially Television and New Media. It is an inter-disciplinary journal, with an Editorial Board that is chiefly grounded in the methodologies of the field of Film and Television Studies. We welcome […]

 

Media Education: Sociology Surveys.

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy, Resources

This book includes the results of sociology surveys about media education and media influence. Creation of this text was supported by: Russian Foundation for Humanities (RGNF), grant N 01-06-00027а; Council of the President of the Russian Federation for the Leading Research Groups of Russia (the leader of the project is Prof. A.Fedorov, grant NSH-657.2003.6), the […]