Media Resources
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Adweek
This online home to Adweek magazine offers a glimpse into what advertisers are learning about contemporary trends, culture, and methodolgies for marketing to different market segments.
Cable in the Classroom
A resource for educators and the public, is useful for anyone desiring to know what is on TV and how to use it for educational purposes.
Center for Parent and Youth Understanding
One of the best sites in keeping parents, teenagers, and youth leaders up on current happenings, trends, personalities, and challenges in pop culture. They put out a quarterly e-newsletter, "Youth Culture @ today." You'll also find a review of current books, an educational DVD, and Internet links on youth culture and ministry.
Channel One
The online home of the daily news broadcast funneled into middle schools and high schools across the USA. In addition to news, the site offers teen oriented content on life, health, homework and more. Useful curriculum offered for educators to help promote media literacy.
Daughters of St. Paul
(Pauline Center for Media Studies) A Catholic analysis of pop culture that is very helpful.
Focus on the Family''s "Plugged In"
A conservative, comprehensive, evangelical view of what is happening in Pop Culture
Launch
Yahoo's Music Video Site: Here you can review full-length videos along with news and information about performers.
Media Literacy Online Project
An online resource at the U. of Oregon which inlcudes helpful information, articles, stats, resources, teaching tools, and links to media edcuation organizations under "resources".
National Institute on Media and the Family
Billed as "fun, thought-provoking, and valuable," this site includes loads of media literac information, press releases, research findings, and interactive pages. Particularly helpful are the tools families can use to evaluate their media habits and health. The "Video and Computer Game Report Card" is an excellent source of information
Parents Television Council
A project of the Media Research Center "to bring America''s demand for values-driven television programming to the entertainment industry." The site includes up-to-date suggestions for family-friendly viewing, suggestions on how to inlfuence television programming, a family guide to prime time television, and lots of research and analysis
Project Look Sharp
Ithaca University''s excellent communcications prgoram offers this ersource for anyone seeking to build media literacy resources into a classroom setting.
Teach With Movies
Hoping to make films more than just entertainment, this site helps parents and teachers utilize films as teaching tools on a variety of topics. Included are lists of recommended teaching films and learning guides available on the site.
TV Repairman
Provides help with preparing for your television for the digital reception update.
TV Turnoff Network
A non-profit organization that encourages children and adults to watch less television in order to develop healthier lives and communities. The site promotes the TV-Turnoff Week and includes media literacy materials as well as links to other like-minded organizations. Teach With MoviesProject Look SharpProject Look SharpProject Look SharpParents Television CouncilParents Television Council
Ypulse
Daily news and commentary on Generation Y for media and marketing professionals.