A few years ago, it would have been hard to find information about media literacy outside of scholarly journals. Now, there are numerous Web sites, studies and organizations working to spread the word about this broad-based strategy. In Durham, a forum on Media for Youth that will focus on media literacy will be held at 4 p.m. on Aug. 21 at the Center for Documentary Studies. Call Paul Savery, coordinator of prevention services for The Durham Center, for details, (919) 560-7284.
Local/State Media Literacy Organizations:
Appalachian State University program in media literacy, Boone: www.ci.appstate .edu/programs/edmedia/medialit, David Considine chair of 2003 National Media Literacy Conference, (828) 262-2270
Citizens for Media Literacy, Asheville: www.main.nc.us/cml/, (828) 255-0182
Center for Documentary Studies, Durham: www.cds.aas.duke.edu, 660-3663
LimiTV, Inc., Raleigh: (888) 546-4883, www.limiTV.org
MediaSmart, Raleigh: 834-8371
National Alliance for Non-Violent Programming, Greensboro: www.ncmsalliance.org, (336) 370-0407
National Media Literacy Groups:
Action Coalition for Media Education: www.acmecoalition.org
Alliance for a Media Literate America: www.nmec.org
Cable in the Classroom: www.cicoline.com
Center for Commercial Free Public Education: www.commercialfree.org
Center for Media Literacy: (800) 228-4630, www.medialit.org
Children Now: www.childrennow.org
The Just Think Foundation: www.justhink.org
Media Awareness Network: www.media-awareness.ca
Media Literacy Clearinghouse at the University of South Carolina: www.media.sc.edu
The National Institute on Media and the Family: www.mediafamily.org
New Mexico Media Literacy Project: (505) 828-3129, www.nmmlp.org
TV Turn-Off Network: www.tvturnoff.org
Related Sites/Organizations:
American Academy of Pediatrics: www.aap.org
American Legacy Foundation’s Truth campaign: www.thetruth.com
The Annenburg School for Communication: www.asc.upenn.edu, (404) 767-1275
Center on Blacks and the Media: (404) 767-1275
Center for Democracy and Technology: www.cdt.org
Center for a New American Dream: (301) 891-3683; www.newdream.org
Culture Jammers: www.adbusters.org
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting: www.fair.org
Kaiser Family Foundation: www.kff.org
Selling America’s Kids: www.consumersunion.org/other/ sellingkids/recommendations
Zillions Ed Center: www.zillionsedcenter.org (has information on kids and advertising)
