| Z Communications http://www.zcommunications.org/ Offers a variety of critical writings and essays on culture and the media. | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Critical Media Literacy in Times of War http://www.ncr.vt.edu/mediaproject/home.htm Critical Media Literacy in Times of War | |
| Understand Media http://www.understandmedia.com/ Contains original articles, resources, blogs, podcasts, videos, and links for educators and parents interested in increasing media literacy. | |
| Transparency http://www.transparencynow.com/ Essays and media criticism intended to reveal the hidden meanings in TV, film, science fiction, theme parks, virtual realities, politics, advertising and news. | |
| The Validity of Anti-War Criticism http://www.alternet.org/story/11946/ In defense of anti-war criticism by Tim Wise. | |
| The Foucault Pages at CSUN http://www.csun.edu/~hfspc002/foucault.home.html A good place to start if you want to apply the thinking of Michel Foucault to any study of mass media. | |
| Techknowledge: Literate Practice and Digital Worlds http://www.egs.edu/media/research-database/bonnie-stewart/ Master thesis by Bonnie Stewart. An exploration of knowledge, technology, and truth as cultural practices. Analyzing the ways knowing, being, and doing are constructed and re-constructed through cultural discourse. | |
| Project Literacy Among Youth (PLAY) http://www.kidsplay.org/ A not-for-profit sponsorship of media literacy among youth. A scholarly yet practical experimentation with the ways in which all communication technologies can and do shape the education of youth. | |
| Popular Culture and American Culture Association http://www.h-net.org/~pcaaca/ The PCA and ACA are two academic organizations that focus in part on media studies as well as culture. Open to a very wide range of investigations on scholarly topics. | |
| PRWATCH http://www.prwatch.org/ A nonprofit, public interest organization dedicated to investigative reporting on the public relations industry. | |
| Over the Rainbow http://medialiteracy01.tripod.com/ A free online magazine dedicated to media literacy for the entire family. Works to help children and adults not perpetuate stereotypes and generalizations about people of different backgrounds. Provides tips and activities that may help children and their parents become more open-minded media consumers. | |
| Noam Chomsky http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/people/faculty/chomsky/index.html Chomsky's home page at MIT. Includes a list of his publications on topics relevant to mass media. | |
| New Mexico Media Literacy Project http://www.nmmlp.org/ Aims to help people become more critical consumers of media messages. Provides teaching and multimedia resources, presentations, and training nationwide. | |
| National Institute on Media and the Family http://www.mediafamily.org/ A national resource for research, education and information about the impact of the media on children and families. | |
| Nat Whitten http://www.natwhitten.com/ "Seminal Influences in Modern American Advertising." An online essay on generative influences in advertising projects from creative director and copywriter Nat Whitten. | |
| MediaStudies http://www.mediastudies.com/ Helps advance research and education in media studies and critical thinking. The site serves as a hub providing links to international news and media studies sites. | |
| MediaLiteracy http://www.medialiteracy.net/ Research, information and materials by media literacy speaker and consultant Peter DeBenedittis, Ph.D. | |
| Media Smarts http://mediasmarts.ca/ A bilingual, Canadian educational web site containing a wide range of copy-right cleared resources to help teachers integrate media literacy and web literacy into their classrooms. | |
| Media Literacy Clearinghouse http://www.frankwbaker.com/ Resources and workshops for K-12 educators promoting critical thinking to help students read media messages. | |
| Media Literacy http://www1.medialiteracy.com/ Presents educational information and resources focusing on the United States. | |
