American Civil Liberties Union Arts Censorhip Project
Adbusters
Go culture jammers!
Cable in the Classroom (Canada)
This is the online companion for Cable in the Classroom, an initiative by Canada's cable companies and programming services to provide copyright-cleared, commercial free, educationally relevant French and English television programming for Canadian schools. Includes schedules, study guides, and links to additional resources.
Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Center for Media Literacy
Noam
Chomsky
A site which includes documents and critiques by a major Media Education scholar.
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
Freedom Forum
Michael Moore
Independent Media Institute
MediaFinder
Media Literacy Clearing House
Media Literacy on line Home Page
The most comprehensive listing of resources, from the University of Oregon, with an extensive gopher site of downloadable documents.
New Mexico Media Literacy Project On-line
On-line Visual Literacy Project
Organization of News Ombud-smen
Internet Movie Data Base
A comprehensive source for current and classic movies.
Ultimate Band List
Ultimate TV List
A listing of more TV shows than you even knew existed. Some cites are very comprehensive, some are fan-oriented only.
A very comprehensive listing of sites that provide both sides of the censorship issue.
Yahoo's listing of censorship sites. Some overlap with the previous site.
A good general source of educational materials.
A library listing of many useful resources, media education and otherwise.
Adbusters (periodical)
1243 West 7th Street, Vancouver, BC, V6H 1B7, Canada
Association for Media Literacy Anthology Supplement
A collection of classroom-tested units ready for use in grades 7 - 12. Heroes, Images of the Third World, more available from Theatre Books, 11 St. Thomas, Toronto, M5S 2B7 1-800-361-3414
Secondary Media Education: A Curriculum Statement
Bowker, Julian (ed.)
Available from British Film Institute Education Department, 21 Stephen Street, London, W1P 1Pl
Constructing Reality (video and book)
9 hours of video on 6 tapes, with teachers' guide. Divided into 7 thematic collections: what is a documentary, ways of storytelling, shaping reality, the politics of truth, voices of experience, voices for change, the candid eye?
Available from National Film Board, Customer Services, Box 6100, Station A, Montreal, H3C 3H5
Entertainment Weekly (periodical)
Box 60890, Tampa, FL 33660 - 0890, USA (1-800-828-6882)
Extra (periodical)
Box 911, Pearl River, New York, NY 10965 - 0911, USA
Media and Society (video and book)
3 videos containing complete and excerpts from National Film Board movies, with teachers' guide. Divided into four thematic collections:
Cultural Sovereignty, Shaping Information, Images of Women, Advertising and Consumerism
Available from National Film Board, Customer Services, Box 6100, Station A, Montreal, H3C 3H5
Media: An Integrated Resource for Grades 7 - 12 (book)
Three units: Discovering Gender Representation; Exploring Power and Persuasion; Accepting Social Responsibility
Available from Program Department, Attention Sue Ames, Scarborough Board of Education, 140 Borough Drive, Scarborough, Ontario, M1P 4N6, Canada
Media Frameworks (book)
A series of suggested entry points for media education in many disciplines
Available from Curriculum Department, Etobicoke Board of Education, Civic Centre Court, Etobicoke, ON, M9C 2B3, Canada
Media Literacy (book)
Hundreds of ideas for teaching strategies, divided by genre: Television, Radio, Newspapers, etc. Ideas for all grades, although recommended for 7 - 12
Available from Government of Ontario Bookstore, 50 Grosvenor, Toronto, M7A 1N8 1-800-668-9938
Metro (periodical)
Box 222, Carlton South, Victoria 3053, Australia
Primary Media Education: A Curriculum Statement (book)
Bazalgette, Cary (ed.)
Available from British Film Institute Education Department, 21 Stephen Street, London, W1P 1Pl
Scanning Television
Videos for Media Literacy In-Class (book and videos)
Neil Andersen & John Pungente, SJ & Gary Marcuse
Available in Canada from Harcourt Brace, Toronto Available in the US from Telemedium: Telemedium
or Center for Media Literacy
Telemedium (periodical)
120 East Wilson Street, Madison, WI, 53703, USA
Watching TV (video)
4.5 minute cartoon which strongly condemns TV as a site of violence. Comes with teachers' guide.
Available from National Film Board, address as above
YTV Newsletter (periodical)
A series of 8+ teachers' guides appearing twice a year and covering media literacy topics: Analysing the Newsmagazine Format: TV vs. Print, Behind the Scenes: Making YTV News, DIY: Do It Yourself TV Editorials, Images of Youth in the News, Television and Violence, South African Election 1994, Power in TV News, Backstage Pass: Deconstructing Fame, Strangers on a Screen - Images of Developing Countries
Available from YTV Canada, Inc., 64 Jefferson Ave, Unit 18, Toronto, ON, M6K 3H3, Canada
E-mail: soconnor@ytv.ca
There are Associations for Media Literacy in many Provinces. Please join the one closest to you.
Alliance for Children and Television (ACT)
205 - 344 Dupont Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 1V9
Canadian Association for Media Education Organizations (CAMEO)
Join through one of the provincial associations below.
300 - 47 Ranleigh Avenue
Toronto, ON M4N 1X2
416) 488-7280, (416) 488-8360 (Fax)
E-mail: pungente@epas.utoronto.ca
Alberta Association for Media Awareness (AAMA)
c/o Wayne Blair
The ALTIS Group
605 Milbourne Road East
Edmonton, AB T6K 3N3
403) 944-9667, (403) 463-0109 (Fax)
E-mail: wblair@supernet.ab.ca
Canadian Association for Media Education (CAME)
c/o Dan Blake
North Surrey Secondary School
15945 - 96th Avenue
Surrey, BC V4N 2R8
(604) 581-4433, (604) 581-1150 (Fax)
Jesuit Communication Project (JCP)
c/o John Pungente, SJ
300 - 47 Ranleigh Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4N 1X2
(416) 488-7280, (416) 488-8360 (Fax)
E-mail: pungente@epas.utoronto.ca
Manitoba Association for Media Literacy (MAML)
c/o Brian Murphy
St. Paul's High School
2200 Grant Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3P OP8
(204) 831-2300, (204) 831-2340 (Fax)
Association for Media Literacy - Ontario (AML)
c/o Barry Duncan
40 McArthur St.
Weston, Ontario M9P 3M7
(416) 394-6992, (416) 394-6991 (Fax)
Association for Media Education in Quebec (AMEQ)
Faculty of Education, Department of Curriculum & Instruction
McGill University
3700 McTavish Street
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1Y2
E-mail: INWE@music b.mcgill.ca
Media Literacy Nova Scotia
c/o Eileen O'Connell
PO Box 1594 Central
Halifax, NS B3J 2Y3
Media Literacy Saskatchewan
c/o Mick Ellis
Saskatoon Board of Education
405 - 3rd Avenue South
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 1M7
(306) 934-2334, (306) 665-0107 (Fax)
Alliance for Children and Television
205 - 344 Dupont Street
Toronto, Ontario M5R 1V9
(416) 515-0466
(416) 515-0467 (Fax)
The Centre for Literacy
3040 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec H3Z 1A4
(514) 931-8731 ext.1415, (514) 931-5181 (Fax)
E-mail: LITERACY
CNTR @dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Forum for Children's & Citizen's TV
c/o Midori Suzuki
Nagae 1601-27, Hayama-Machi
Kanagawa-ken, Japan
81-468-75-9420 (Fax)
Philippine Association for Media Education (PAME)
Communication Dept.
Ateneo de Manila Univ.
1108 Loyola Heights
Quezon Heights, The Philippines
Association for Media Education
Jeannette Ayton
Bretton Hall HEC
West Bretton
Wakefield WF4 4OG, England
Center for Media Literacy
c/o Liz Thoman
1962 South Shenandoah
Los Angeles, California 90034, USA
(310) 559-2944, (310) 559-9396 (Fax)
E-mail: ethoman@igc.org
Citizens for Media Literacy
c/o Wally Bowen
34 Wall Street, Suite 407
Asheville, NC 28801, USA
(704) 255-0182, (704) 254-2286 (Fax)
E-mail: CML@unca.edu
National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC)
c/o Julian Low
201 - 655- 13th Street
Oakland, CA 94612 USA
(510) 451-2717
(510) 451-2715
E-mail: NAMAC@AOL.COM
National Telemedia Council
c/o Marieli Rowe
120 E. Wilson Street
Madison, WI 53703, USA
(608) 257-7712, (608) 257-7714 (Fax)
E-mail: NTELEMEDIA@AOL.COM
Strategies for Media Literacy
c/o Kathleen Tyner
Suite 617 - 1095 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94110, USA
(415) 621-2911
(415) 241-2746 (Fax)
E-mail: ktyner@sierra.fwl.edu
SWAMP
Deborah Leveranz/Celia Lightfoot
1519 West Main
Houston, TX 77006 USA
(713) 522-8592, (713) 533-0953 (Fax)
Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM)
ATOM New South Wales
PO Box 187
Rozelle 2039, New South Wales
ATOM Queensland (Helen Yates)
PO Box 1005
Milton Centre 4064, Queensland
ATOM Victoria (Stephen Walters)
PO Box 222
Carlton South 3053, Victoria
ATOM Western Australia
P.O. Box 237
Cottesloe 6011, Western Australia
UNDA Educommunication
12 Rue de l'Orme
Brussels B-1040, Belgium
(322) 734-9708, (322) 734-7018 (Fax)