“Consuming Children: Commercialisation and the Changing Construction of Childhood” is the title of a major research project that runs from 2006 to 2009 at the Norwegian Centre for Child Research (NOSEB), which is housed at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. The project aims to utilize insights and innovative methods, drawn from […]
Organizations
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 […]
The Digital Youth Consortium
The Digital Youth Consortium is a non-profit organization promoted by the City of Rome to foster collaboration between schools, training institutes, local public administration and ICT companies. The Digital Youth Consortium offers concrete solutions to the problems which concern the world of work, from youth training to job placement, as well as the qualification and […]
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 […]
European Centre for Media Literacy
ECML, co-funded by the European Commission within the “eLearning Initiative” Programme, was initiated in 2004 and ended in 2006 . The aim of the project was to create a European Centre for Media Literacy (ECML) as a non-profit educational organization to help stakeholders to understand why teaching media literacy is so important and to give […]
Digital Beginnings
The Digital Beginnings project explored young children’s use of popular culture, media and new technologies in the home. It was conducted from September 2004 to July 2005. The project was funded by BBC Worldwide and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. A survey was conducted of 1,825 parents and carers of children (aged 0-6) who attended 120 […]
Childnet
Childnet International is a non-profit organization that collaborates with other organizations on a national level to help make the internet a great and safe place for children. Through a series of projects that explore potentially negative uses of the internet, Childnet promotes positive and creative ways that children can benefit from the internet. Childnet works […]
Center for the Study of Children, Youth, and Media (CSYM)
The Center for the Study of Children, Youth, and Media (CSYM) is a research center based at the University of London. The Center for the Study of Children, Youth and Media: undertakes funded research projects and consultancies; holds conferences and public seminars; organizes networks of researchers and practitioners; contributes to the Institute’s MA Media program; […]
Charter for Media Literacy
The Charter for Media Literacy exists to support the establishment of media literacy across Europe. It was initially developed from an initiative of the UK Film Council and the BFI by a Steering Group representing major institutions in eight different countries. Those who sign the Charter are able to network with others working for media […]