Welcome to the
Web's major portal for media literacy education.
 "The more one listens to the men and women at the top of the industry, the more it becomes obvious that the survival of the newpaper -- the primary information-gathering and knowledge-disseminating instrument of American democracy -- is going to have to come from somewhere else....The loss of daily newspapers
is a significant threat to the future of our democracy. It is
far too important to be left in the hands of a bunch of
clueless media moguls.... "
Eric Alterman, writing in the August 4/11 issue of The Nation
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Media are the most powerful cultural forces on the planet. Media products entertain us, inform us, and help us connect to our community and the world. But media ownership consolidation, public relations spin, violence packaged as entertainment, hyper-commercialization, news bias, digital photo manipulation and other issues provide many reasons why both children and adults must become media literate.
Teachers, parents, childcare providers and youth advocates need to learn the skills that help children navigate our world of powerful images and sounds. All thinking people need to take action in response to the way media messages shape our worldview and impact the democratic process. Check our calendar for major events coming up in the next few months.
Visit the Media Literacy
Speakers Bureau™ for a searchable database of speakers, trainers, workshop leaders and curriculum consultants who can bring media literacy insights, skills and advocacy to your school, youth program or adult audience, for any size and type of organization.
If you can't find what you're looking for on this site, search all the top media literacy sites by keyword. Find what you need faster and more easily -- an exclusive service of MediaLiteracy.com.
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