Dr. Debra SpitulnikFavorite Links
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more about how media work and how people are taking action to end communication injustices.
FAIR Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
Our national media watch group, operating since 1986. It defends journalists, exposes neglected stories, and works for greater diversity in media. You can join their email list to receive free newsletters and alerts.
Committee to Protect Journalists
Dedicated to defending press freedom worldwide. This organization issues reports from over 100 different countries, documenting cases where journalists have been censored, harassed, and abducted.
IndyMedia (or Independent Media Center, IMC)
A collective organization of independent media centers in over 100 cities worldwide. It features hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage from their home countries.
Critical Media Literacy in Times of War
Teaching modules that get you to think about the contradictory news stories about civilian casualties, the effects of sanctions, and protests. You can use the modules in a classroom or simply read them on your own.
AdBusters
Learn how media manipulate our mental environments and get us to buy what we don’t need. They produce reports, funny anti-advertising campaigns, and actions such as a declaration advocating The Right to Communicate as a Universal Human Right.
Media Education Foundation
MEF “produces and distributes documentary films and other resources to inspire critical reflection on the social, political and cultural impact of American media.” You can order films like War Made Easy, Wrestling with Manhood, or Dreamworlds (an analysis of MTV imagery) from their website.
Center for Media Literacy
Excellent educational resources and training. Mainly for K-12 teachers.
Media Reform Information Center Over 100 links!!
Links related to linguistics are located elsewhere.