MEDIA STUDY
LINKS |
TV Turnoff Network
- Imagine A TV Free Nation! Act on Your Fantasy.
TV FREE UK - "Whitedot" Campaign
to Rid England of the Tellie
The KILL Your TV Site - Great
links to research on TV effects.
KILL Your TELEVISION - Ron Kaufman's
anti-TV pages - contains network ownership info and recent Nielsen Ratings.
Different from above site with similar name.
UN-TV Guide - Not Murdoch's rag, but
a great site for TV resistance - courtesy of the Green Mountain Waldorf School.
TV &
Children's Minds - A Research Report about the Physiological Effects of TV
upon Children.
Impact of
Violent TV - A Research Report about the Impact of Virtual Violence on
Human Behavior
Center for Research
on the Effects of TV - Cornell University and Ithaca College Collaborative
Effort
COOL Pages To
SURF - . If ya love TV.....
SEARCH
da Web - for info on TV addiction
ADBUSTERS -
Anti-Consumerism - Great Graphics (strongly recommended).
Billboard
Liberation Front - Monkeywrenching the Cultural Environment with
Spraypaint.
The Yes Men - Imposters
Radically Lampooning Corporate Globalizers into Lethal Embarrassment.
Not The World Bank - A Yes Men Project Often
Mistaken for the World Bank Site.
Tag SUVs! - Tag the Gas Guzzlers
with "I'm Changing the Climate" bumper stickers?
Negativland - Punk Advertising
Deconstruction-Reconstructionism
Badvertising - Tobacco Advertising is
Evil. Learn More.
RTmark - Read about the
Barbi Liberation League and other cultural resistance movements!
Tom
Tomorrow's Comics - Comical Media Analysis (strongly recommended).
Space HiJackers -
"Anarchitects" working to liberate corporate space and cultural
intrusions.
SEARCH
the Web - for Culture Jamming Info
Fairness & Accuracy in
Reporting (F.A.I.R.) - Media Watchdog Group (strongly recommended).
The Daily Howler
- Bob Somerby's US National Media Criticism Site.
HYPE /
Ctr. for Blacks and the Media - "Monitoring the Black Image in the
Media."
Gay & Lesbian
Media Watchdog (GLAAD)- Monitors Homophobia in News and
Entertainment.
American
Newspeak - Highlights Orwellian Thought in the Media.
Columbia Journalism
Review - Media Criticism on a Short Leash.
Rocky Mountain Media Watch - Great Model for
local (Denver) Media Criticism & Activism
Brill's Content - Media Criticism on a
Shorter Leash. Corporate Friendly & Advertising
Dependant.
CURSOR - Minnesota
Based Media Watch - Local and International
Gender/Race/Ethnicity
in Media Links - From the Univ. of Iowa
Also See Journalism Resources below.
Media Education
Foundation - Producers of Dreamworlds II, Pack of Lies, Still Killing Us
Softly, etc.
Media Scope - "Raising Awareness about Media and
Society." Violence, Sexism etc.
Voters
Telecommunications Watch - Wading Through the Muck.
Computer Professionals
for Social Responsibility - Monitoring Techno-Abuse of Civil Rights.
Center for Democracy and Technology - Fights to
Preserve Democratic Values in the Digital Age.
People for
the American Way - Public Interest Advocacy Group. Goreheads.
Center for Democracy &
Technology - Trying to Preserve Democracy in a Brave New World
Mass
Communication Division of the Speech Communication Association - Info about
Current Research in the Field of Mass Communication. On-Line Newsletter.
Union for Democratic
Communication - International Academic Association Challenging Corporate and
Government Media Domination. On-Line Newsletter. Good People.
Jesuit Communication
Project - Face it, Consumerist Culture is Spiritually Bankrupt.
Media Watch - Challenges Abusive
Stereotypes with a Focus on Gender.
Coalition for Noncommercial Media -
Buffalo NY Based Group Fighting Privitazation of Public TV
IGC Media
Issues - IGC's Media Forum
Citizens for Independent Public
Broadcasting - "Reclaiming Public Broadcasting for the Public
Interest"
Alliance For Community
Media - Promotes Public Access and Media Literacy
Assn of Ind. Video and Filmmakers - Offers
Support & Resources for Media Artists.
Media Access Project - Public Interest
Lawyers Fight to Make Broadcast Media Responsive to Public Interest.
For More Info on Political Advocacy Organizations see Mike's Picks Page.
Also see Journalism Resources, Media Literacy, Censorship, Propaganda and other sections on this page for topic specific media organizations.
Journalism Resources
American Journalism
Review - Links to 9,000 media organizations. On-line articles.
Investigative Reporters and
Editors - Searchable resources for investigative journalists.
Society of Professional
Journalists - Organization for Working (and aspiring) Journalists.
Journalism
Resource Links - A List of Websites for Journalists to Utilize.
Journalist's Tool Kit
- Research, Databases, Style Guides, Law, Ethics, Jobs.
Independent Media Institute -
Formally the Inst. for Alternative Journalism.
Committee to
Protect Journalists - International Lobby for Human Rights for
Journalists.
Center for Investigative Reporting -
Produces Investigative Reports. Conducts Workshops.
Fund for Investigative Journalism - Provides Grants
($) for Independent Journalists.
Canadian
Journalists For Free Expression - Working to Protect Free Speech
Globally.
Project for Excellence
in Journalism - Journalists trying to Raise Standards. Columbia U.
Society of Professional
Journalists - Protect Journalists and Improve Journalism.
Journalism Net
- Links to Mainstream News Organizations, Info for Journalists, etc. Commercial
site.
St. Louis Journalism
Review - Good Academic Criticism
Newspaper Assoc. of America Links - Links to
News Organizations On-Line
Editor
and Publisher Magazine - These People Sell Ad Space On Their Cover. Their
Website, However, Has Useful Links and Info. .
PR / Propaganda Studies
The Institute
for Propaganda Analysis - Propaganda Theory and Practice.
PR (Public Relations)
Watch - A Critical Watchdog of the PR Industry.
Propaganda Review Magazine - Current
Propaganda from the Institute for Propaganda Review.
Commercial
Alert - Monitors Creeping Commercialism (corporate and consumerist
PR).
PRSA Code of
Ethics - From the Public Relations Society of America.
PR Firms - Links to the
Largest Global Public Relations Companies.
Also See GENERAL Above
For More Info On Corporate America See Mike's Picks Page.
Media Literacy
Clearing House - A Good Starting Point. Lots of Info
Links.
Media Literacy
Organizations - Directory and Links To Organizational
Websites.
Media
Literacy Resources - From Project LookSharp
More Media
Literacy Sites - Yet Another List Just to Prove We're On Our Toes.
The Center for Media Literacy - Workshops,
Teacher Training and Classroom Resources.
Citizens for Media Literacy - Aides
Activists & Journalists. Produces Media Criticism.
Media Education
Foundation - Clearinghouse for Media Lit. Materials.
Cultural Environment Movement - Coalition of
250 Organization Working For Media Reform in the Area of Gender, Class,
Ethnicity etc. Positive: George Gerbner. Negative: High Dues.
Council for Public
Media
Media Literacy On-Line
Project (Univ of Oregon) - Comprehensive list of Media Lit. Links etc.
Canadian Assoc. Of
Media Education Organizations - Canadians are Pioneers in the Field.
Ontario
Media Literacy Homepage - Lesson Plans, Resources, Links etc.
Media
Awareness (Canada) - Media Literacy Tools for Parents, Teachers & other
Troublemakers.
Just Think - Media
Literacy Resources for Kids.
Japan Media
Literacy Project - From the Land of Pokemon
SEARCH
the Web - For Up to Date Media Literacy Resources
Archives/Directories
Mediachannel -
"Eye on Global Media." Highly Recommended and Getting Better by the
Moment.Noam Chomsky
Archive - Chomsky's Articles and Entire Books On-Line and Free. Chomsky is
the best! Let him set your mind on fire. Scam access to a free printer for this
one.
The Michael
Parenti Archive - Articles and Info about Books. He'll never be a Chomsky
but we gotta give him credit for trying. Worth a peek.
African-American Newspapers - InfoSite About
the African-American Press. (Warning - For some unknown reason, this site is
loaded with "cookies")
Movie Info Database - Search
for Info About 200,000+ Movies. Plots, Casts, Who, When, Where etc.
"Media
Watchdog" - A Comprehensive List of Media Related Websites.
Mega Media
Links - Searchable Web Links
The Media and Communication Studies
Site
International Media Resources
See "Mike's Picks" Page.
Alternative Media
For a Comprehensive List of Alternative Newspapers, Magazines, Radio Stations & News Services, Please See Mike's Picks Page
Also See Misc. Organizations above.
The Museum of Television and
Radio - Broadcasting History (focus on US).
National
Public Radio - Following the Boston presidential debates they gave more
coverage to a cartoon character running for president than they did to Ralph
Nader.
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