Media literacy is the process of understanding and maintaining an informed and critical understanding of the nature of media, the techniques used by them, and the impact of these techniques.
Recommended Resources
ACME, the Action Coalition for Media Education, is a non-profit organization promoting media education and literacy through its many workshops and seminars.
http://www.acmecoalition.org/
AML, the Association for Media Literacy, is a non-profit organization with a mandate to increase students' understanding and enjoyment of media.
http://www.aml.ca/
The Center for Media Literacy is a non-profit organization promoting media literacy education, especially the development of critical thinking in children and adolescents.
http://www.medialit.org/
European Journalism Centre (EJC)
Resource designed to help journalists in their careers includes coverage of international affairs, with a focus on innovations by journalists in places like Kenya. Also contains information about industry-related seminars.
http://www.ejc.nl/
Focuses on diversified media news and resources providing access to media news as well as industry data. The website provides daily news from across the web, media resources, media interviews as well as questions and answers. The website also features industry news sources, books and trade associations and other groups.
http://www.iwantmedia.com
The Media Awareness Network is a non-profit organization promoting media and Internet education and literacy through its online programs and other resources.
http://www.media-awareness.ca/
The Media Education Foundation is a non-profit organization promoting media literacy for all ages; web site provides a comprehensive glossary of media terms.
http://www.mediaed.org/
The Media Education Lab provides educational and informative resources such as workshops and seminars for those seeking to achieve media literacy.
http://www.mediaeducationlab.com/
Media Think is a non-profit organization which provide media literacy and education resources for people of all ages seeking to better understand the media and the message.
http://www.mediathink.org/
The Media Watch website has information to help you become critical of media bias. The website is particularly focused on challenging harmful stereotypes. The website also produces educational videos to help people promote media literacy and media education.
http://www.mediawatch.com
National Association for Media Literacy Education
The National Association for Media Literacy Education is a non-profit organization providing kits and curriculum for media education and literacy.
http://namle.net/
Company that rates and evaluates the importance of news service shares information it has obtained by monitoring Google News. Also advances the details about the news sites it evaluates.
http://www.newsknife.com
OTM, On The Media, is a non-profit organization which researches and reports on the application of the freedom of information and expression to the media around the world.
http://www.onthemedia.org/
