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Alternative Media Watch
http://www.zmag.org/altmediawatch.htm
A set of links to most of the alternative and/or 'radical' newspapers and publications operating today.
Brainshrub - Morning News Scan
Posts headline summaries with brief commentary and counterpoint links.
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.
Children's Media Project (CMP)
http://www.childrensmediaproject.org
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.
Commercial Alert
http://www.commercialalert.org/
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.
Don't Buy It - Get Media Smart
A media literacy Web site for young people that encourages users to think critically about media and become smart consumers. Activities on the site are designed to provide some of the skills and knowledge needed to question, analyze, interpret and evaluate media messages.
Emigre Design
http://www.emigre.com/Editorial.php
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.
Free Minds Online: Responsible Journalism on the Web
http://www.angelfire.com/wa/QRibbon/
On the Internet, we are all the media. Suggestions for evaluating information before you pass it on; links to valuable information sites; discussion groups.
Harper's Magazine
The online version of the magazine: 'Harper's editors sift through the culture's vast output of information, searching for gleaming points of significance, and each month present their findings via such original journalistic devices.'
Jesuit Communication Project
http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/JCP/
Guides and resources to encourage, promote, and develop Media Education in schools across Canada.
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.
Marshall McLuhan
http://www.regent.edu/acad/schcom/rojc/mdic/mcluhan.html
A short overview of the place and influence of Marshall McLuhan in media studies.
Marshall McLuhan Archive
http://www.marshallmcluhan.com/
This official not-for-profit web site is maintained by the estate of Marshall McLuhan to ensure the integrity of his name and legacy.
Marshall McLuhan Links
http://www.law.pitt.edu/hibbitts/mcl.htm
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.
Master New Media
http://www.masternewmedia.org/
Know-how, resources and tools to facilitate one's ability to learn, communicate and collaborate effectively with new media technologies.
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.
Media Literacy
Presents educational information and resources focusing on the United States.
Media Literacy Online Project
http://interact.uoregon.edu/medialit/MLR/home/
Biannual online publication focusing on media literacy and the influence of media in the lives of children and youth.
MediaLiteracy
Research, information and materials by media literacy speaker and consultant Peter DeBenedittis, Ph.D.
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.
Nat Whitten
'Seminal Influences in Modern American Advertising.' An online essay on generative influences in advertising projects from creative director & copywriter Nat Whitten.
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.
New Mexico Media Literacy Project
Offers training and materials in support of media literacy. Group's mission is to cultivate critical thinking and activism in media culture.
Noam Chomsky
http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/www/chomsky.home.html
Chomsky's home page at MIT. Contains a list of his publications on topics relevant to mass media.
Over the Rainbow
http://medialiteracy01.tripod.com/
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.