by Julie Frechette On November 4 and 5, educators and activists gathered in the beautiful and historic city of Rome for the annual Media Education Summit sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Media Practice (CEMP). Held at John Cabot University, the conference sessions addressed the importance and need for research in media literacy from…
by Ben Boyington At Project Censored’s 40th birthday summit in late October, more than 250 activists and educators gathered at Sonoma State University in Northern California to celebrate media freedom and media literacy education. In 14 discussion panels and numerous impromptu meetings, attendees gathered for collaborative discussion and to build plans for action. ACME was…
November 20 marks the day on which the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989. In 2016, the Convention celebrated its 27th anniversary with Universal Children’s Day, a “day of activity devoted to promoting the ideals and objectives of the Charter and the welfare of the children of…
[The Global Critical Media Literacy Project is a collaborative initiative from the Action Coalition for Media Education, Project Censored, and the graduate program in Media Literacy and Digital Culture at Sacred Heart University.] MEDIA LITERACY WEEK 2016 This year marks the second annual Media Literacy Week, October 31–November 4. The timing could not be better:…
Check out this scathing critique of the corporate media’s role in the current presidential election, from our friends and partners at the Global Critical Media Literacy Project. Great work from college students and veteran teacher-activists working together! This is what Project Censored and GCMLP are all about. And remember, we are one week away from…
ACME board member Jacques Brodeur has again been taking media education across the Atlantic, expanding on the Défi sans écrans (Screen-free Challenge) movement and programming that he has been spreading and teaching about for over a decade. The world of media education—and the Action Coalition for Media Education—is lucky to have him. October 4, École d’Ingeneurs et…
by Jacques Brodeur As media educators and aware citizens, we watch the news knowing that big media rarely miss an opportunity to use human sufferings to catch viewers’ attention. The media industry knows that human beings care for each other, and they’re in the business of catching attention for commercial purpose. Not surprisingly, in March…
The Educational Video Center presents a weeklong production-based institute at City-As-School in New York City: July 25 – 29, 9–3; $475. In this five-day professional development intensive, teachers and youth workers will learn to plan, facilitate, and assess Common Core–aligned media project-based units that will build students’ 21st-century literacy, critical thinking, and artistic storytelling skills.…
Cosponsored by Project Censored ACTION IN MEDIA EDUCATION New Directions for Media Literacy Education in the Digital Age We hope you will join us on April 15 and 16 for ACME’s fifth international media-education summit, hosted by and organized with SHU’s Media Literacy & Digital Culture graduate program and cosponsored with Project Censored. This event,…
We are looking forward to seeing you at the Action in Media Education summit at Sacred Heart University, our fifth international media education summit! For those who need directions (from the airport or if traveling by car), visit Sacred Heart’s page on visiting the university. If you are traveling by air, the nearest airport is Bradley International. Some attendees…
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