The Berkman Center’s mission is to explore and understand cyberspace; to study its development, dynamics, norms, and standards; and to assess the need or lack thereof for laws and sanctions. We are a research center, premised on the observation that what we seek to learn is not already recorded. Our method is to build out […]
Organizations
Open Society Foundations
The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve this mission, the Foundations seek to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, the Open Society Foundations implement a range of […]
Prix Jeunesse Foundation
The PRIX JEUNESSE Foundation was established in 1964 by the Free State of Bavaria, the City of Munich and Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR). Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) joined the Foundation in 1971, the Bayerische Landeszentrale fur neue Medien (BLM) in 1992 and SuperRTL in 2005. The PRIX JEUNESSE Governing Board is headed by Dr. Ludwig Spaenle, […]
Digital Ethnography at Kansas State University
Dubbed “the explainer” by Wired magazine, Michael Wesch is a cultural anthropologist exploring the impact of new media on society and culture. After two years studying the impact of writing on a remote indigenous culture in the rain forest of Papua New Guinea, he has turned his attention to the effects of social media and […]
Knowledge Management for Development (KM4Dev)
KM4Dev is a community of international development practitioners who are interested in knowledge management and knowledge sharing issues and approaches, and who seek to share ideas and experiences in this domain. As a community, KM4Dev has evolved following these supporting principles: 1. Open and interactive in nature 2. Supports and encourages a mix of individuals […]
The International Center for Media and the Public Agenda (ICMPA)
The International Center for Media and the Public Agenda was established by the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland in summer of 2006. ICMPA aims to create on campus a central place for media and public policy teaching and research. ICMPA takes as its focus the study of global media and […]
Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD)
The Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD), established in 1977 under the auspices of UNESCO, is a unique regional inter-governmental organisation servicing countries of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) in the field of electronic media development. It is hosted by the Government of Malaysia and the secretariat […]
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center
The Cooney Center is an independent research and innovation lab that catalyzes and supports research, development, and investment in digital media technologies to advance children’s learning. The focus of The Cooney Center is on literacy development for diverse learners. Programs address vital foundational capabilities, such as reading and writing, with a special emphasis on struggling […]
CyberWise
CyberWise is an organization dedicated to the promotion of media literacy, with an emphasis on digital citizenship. Just like Driver’s Education prepares young people to get behind the wheel of a car, digital citizenship prepares them to navigate the ‘information superhighway’ safely and with confidence. The website also contains information and packages for both schools […]
About-Face
About-Face equips women and girls with tools to understand and resist harmful media messages that affect their self-esteem and body image. They do this through our three programs: Education Into Action media-literacy workshops; Take Action, which enables girls and women to develop and execute their own actions; and About-Face.org, the web site. About-Face is based […]
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