| Just Think Foundation - A media literacy organization for teachers, parents, and children teaching basic, visual, and technological literacy and encouraging young people to think critically.
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| PR Watch - Center for Media & Democracy - Asserts that citizens today find themselves confronted by a bewildering array of hired propagandists paid to convince the public that junk food is nutritious, pollution is harmless, and what's good for big business and big government is good for everyone.
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| Media Education Foundation - A nonprofit organization devoted to media research and the production of resources to aid educators and others in fostering analytical media literacy.
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| Center for Media Literacy - National advocate for media literacy education. Develops and distributes books, videos, teaching materials and other programs that promote critical thinking about the media.
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| Jesuit Communication Project - Guides and resources to encourage, promote, and develop Media Education in schools across Canada.
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| New Mexico Media Literacy Project - Provides training programs and materials in support of media literacy, especially in children. Products include examples of the use of subliminal messages and other forms of manipulation.
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| Media Literacy Online Project - Provides media literacy support service for teachers, and others, concerned with the influence of media in the lives of children and youth.
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| Commercial Alert - Helps families, schools, and communities defend themselves against commercialism, advertising, and marketing. Campaigns focus on culture, education, government, and economy. Includes ideas for action, mailing list, news, and research library.
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| Free Minds Online: Responsible Journalism on the Web - On the Internet, we are all the media. Suggestions for evaluating information before you pass it on; links to valuable information sites; discussion groups.
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| Transparency - Essays and media criticism intended to reveal the hidden meanings in TV, film, science fiction, theme parks, virtual realities, politics, advertising and news.
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| MediaLiteracy - Research, information and materials by media literacy speaker and consultant Peter DeBenedittis, Ph.D.
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| Project Literacy Among Youth (PLAY) - A not-for-profit sponsorship of media literacy among youth. A scholarly yet practical experimentation with the ways in which all communication technologies can and do shape the education of youth.
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| Christian Media Literacy Institute - Equipping parents and teachers to teach media evaluation from the point of view of Christian values.
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| Issues in Media, Literature, and the Arts - A Junior level course on Media Literacy. Some links are restricted to enrolled students for copyright reasons.
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| The Media Awareness Network - A bilingual, Canadian educational web site containing a wide range of copy-right cleared resources to help teachers integrate media literacy and web literacy into their classrooms.
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| Over the Rainbow - A free online magazine dedicated to media literacy for the entire family. Works to help children and adults not perpetuate stereotypes and generalizations about people of different backgrounds. Provides tips and activities that may help children and their parents become more open-minded media consumers.
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| Children's Media Project (CMP) - A non-profit art and education organization focusing on giving children and youth, parents and teachers, artists and media makers a space to use media critically and creatively.
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| Umberto Eco - Links and content referencing the Italian semiotician Umberto Eco's work and ideas.
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| Visual Culture - Richard Griffith's short lecture on TV wrestling summarizes many of the main theoretical points in contemporary media and the culture of "spectacle."
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| Introduction to the Frankfurt School - A concise look at the background and history of this group. Features a summary of each member's contribution to contemporary social thought.
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| Welcome to the World of Michel Foucault - The works of Michel Foucault, informing gender theory, history of sexuality, and some of the philosophy surrounding the basics tenets of Gay History.
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| Marshall McLuhan - A short overview of the place and influence of Marshall McLuhan in media studies.
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| Marshall McLuhan Links - Professor Bernard Hibbitts selected links to biographical material as well as links to journals, papers, projects, courses, research centers and new releases relevant to the life and work of the late Canadian communications theorist Marshall McLuhan.
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| Nat Whitten - "Seminal Influences in Modern American Advertising." An online essay on generative influences in advertising projects from creative director & copywriter Nat Whitten.
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| Emigre Design - Articles by or about Emigre, an experimental type foundry in Berkeley, CA. Emigre has had an unprecedented theoretical and real-world effect on the look of advertising around the world.
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| Marshall McLuhan Archive - This official not-for-profit web site is maintained by the estate of Marshall McLuhan to ensure the integrity of his name and legacy.
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| Harper's - The website of the popular magazine includes the Harper's Index; visitor-submitted statistics.
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| MIT Homepage of Noam Chomsky - Contains some recent publications and his mailing address.
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| Alternative Media Watch - Media group showcasing underreported news stories and issues.
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| What is "Mainstream Media" - Noam Chomsky - "The real mass media are basically trying to divert people..." says Chomsky, as always, the agent provocateur, asking uncomfortable questions, revealing unpleasant truths.
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| ZNet - Comprehensive progressive analysis and action site. One of its main focuses is the US' (and its allies) overwhelming dominance on the world scene, and the US' flagrant abuses of human rights and international law.
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| The Validity of Anti-War Criticism - In defense of anti-war criticism by Tim Wise.
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| National Institute on Media and the Family - A national resource for research, education and information about the impact of the media on children and families.
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| H-PCAACA: Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association - H-Net discussion group dedicated to research interests, teaching methods, and the state of historiography. Features subject overview, archives, affiliations, announcements, links to related lists and resources, and subscription details.
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| MediaStudies - Helps advance research and education in media studies and critical thinking. The site serves as a hub providing links to international news and media studies sites.
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| Pop Politics - Explores why people are turning away from traditional news sources for political coverage and turning to pop culture for information.
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| PBS Teacher Source - Media Literacy - Features related activities, classroom resources, and professional development information.
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| Media Literacy - Presents educational information and resources focusing on the United States.
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| Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Critical Media Literacy in Times of War - Engages users in critical examination of how the media covers US foreign policy focusing on Iraq and Afghanistan.
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| Techknowledge: Literate Practice and Digital Worlds - Master thesis by Bonnie Stewart. An exploration of knowledge, technology, and truth as cultural practices. Analyzing the ways knowing, being, and doing are constructed and re-constructed through cultural discourse.
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| Media Literacy Clearinghouse - A web page designed for K-12 educators who want to learn more about media literacy and integrate it into classroom instruction.
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