Media Literacy

The most potent weapon in the hand of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. -- Steve Biko


ACME (Action Coalition for Media Education)

Adbusters Media Foundation

Association for Media Literacy (Canada)

Center for Media Literacy (Current resources as well as an extensive archive).

Citizens for Media Literacy

Fair Use Network (Information and resources to help educators and activists defend their rights to fair use under copyright and trademark law).

Generation Digital: Politics and Commerce in the Age of the Internet. Montgomery, Katheryn C. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2007.

Hey Kidz: Buy this Book! Moore, Anne Elizabeth. A primer on using media education to get young people interested in activism. Download for free.

Impressions (A media education resource).

Just Think (Igniting Young Minds Through Media Education)

Media Alliance

Media Awareness Network (Canada)

Media Education Foundation (Films and videos on the media and social issues, as well as fact sheets, posters and handouts on deconstructing ads).

Media Education Lab (Curriculum materials, workshops and seminars, teaching resources)

Media Literacy Clearinghouse (An extensive source of resources for educators, including articles, ads, curricula, and more).

Media Literacy for Drug Prevention

Media Literacy for Prevention, Critical Thinking, Self-Esteem

Media Literacy Series for Students in Grades 3 to 5. Capstone Press, 2007. (Six books by leading media literacy scholars).

Media-Smart Youth (An interactive education program focusing on media, nutrition, and physical activity for young people ages 11 to 13).

Mental Engineering (Comedians and professors dissect TV commercials on television).

My Pop Studio (A creative play experience that strengthens media literacy and critical thinking skills for girls).

National Alliance for Media Arts & Culture

National Telemedia Council

New Mexico Media Literacy Project

Project Look Sharp (Provides materials, training and support for teachers and evaluates media literacy programs. Free classroom-ready media literacy curriculum kits for social studies and other subjects).

Reading the Media: Media Literacy in High School English. Hobbs, Renee. New York: Teachers College Press, 2007.