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Futur of Media

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

Welcome to the website for The Future of Media and the Information Needs of Communities in a Digital Age. The goal of this project: to help ensure that all Americans have access to vibrant, diverse sources of news and information that will enable them to enrich their families, communities and democracy. Learn more about the […]

 

Federal Communications Commission LAUNCHES EXAMINATION OF THE FUTURE OF MEDIA AND INFORMATION NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES IN A DIGITAL AGE

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

The FCC just released a public notice, FCC LAUNCHES EXAMINATION OF THE FUTURE OF MEDIA AND INFORMATION NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES IN A DIGITAL AGE. It quotes the conclusion of the Knight Commission that “[t]he digital age is creating an information and communications renaissance. But it is not serving all Americans and their local communities equally. […]

 

Ethics in Media, Research and Education

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

At last year’s conference I undertook to coordinate the preparation of a draft proposal on Ethical Guidelines for Media Practice, Education and Research, for the IAMCR International Council. The idea is to develop some guidelines for ethical practice to be put to International Council for discussion. In order to broaden the discussion I’m opening this […]

 

ConoCity: una ciudad de conocimiento

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

La formación del profesorado para alfabetizarse en medios e informacion (Media & Information Literacy) la plasmó la UNESCO en un informe del año 2008 (doc completo aquí). Tiscar Lara hace un resumen en su aportación al libro de “La competencia digital en el área de Lengua”, y la recojo en este mapa conceptual. ¿Se entiende […]

 

Mapping Media Education Policies in the World: Visions, Programmes and Challenges

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

“Mapping Media Education Policies in the World” discusses a policy-based approach to media education, considering it from three inter-related dimensions: its national, regional, and global contexts; its value to citizens and civic participation; and the importance of the role of collaboration among governments, civil society, and the private sector in the process of elaborating education […]