We specialize in links organized in unique and useful ways (such as free printer-friendly downloads and media literacy statistics organized by topic area). Find thoughtful quotes on media's role in our lives and why media literacy education is so important.

This site focuses on media literacy in the United States because, even though the U.S. responsible for producing most of the media products distributed around the globe, millions of Americans have never heard of media literacy. Learn why America is so far behind in teaching about media, and check out these international media literacy education websites to see how advanced many other countries are in helping their children learn to navigate a world of powerful images and sounds.

I consider myself a steward of this "gateway" internet domain for media literacy, and there is a limit to what one person can do. I am open to inquiries from educational organizations and institutions that might be interested in working with me to improve this site's ability to provide relevant information on this most critical of educational topics.

Thank you for visiting and please let us know how we can serve your interest in media literacy education.

Thank you to these experts in media literacy education and related fields who serve as my occasional advisors:

Neil Andersen , Canadian teacher, author and consultant, executive member of the Canadian educational organization, Association for Media Literacy . Neil has taught film and/or media studies in high schools for more than 20 years.

Barry Duncan, one of the key leaders in the development of media education in Canada. Duncan studied under Marshall McLuhan and is past president and founder of the Association for Media Literacy in Canada.

Rose Pacatte, FSP, director, Pauline Center for Media Studies in Boston, Mass. Rose has an M.A. in Education in Media Studies from the Institute of Education, University of London, U.K., earning it years before the first graduate course in media studies was offered in North America.

Julia Robinson is employed as a media specialist at Columbia City High School and teaches a graduate class, Information Inquiry for Teachers, for Indiana University's School of Library and Information Science.

Frank Baker, Media Literacy educator/consultant; editor and publisher of Media Literacy Clearinghouse ; past president of the Partnership for Media Education; past conference chair of the National Media Education Conference .

Mike Gange teaches media studies and journalism at Fredericton High, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Mike's work has been published in The International Journal of Communications, American Journal of Democracy and in the Ontario Teachers of English/Language Arts Journal "E-Lan."

Laurie Mullikin, Los Angeles, California, is an insightful thinker, activist and educator/advocate on issues of media and commercialism.

Jeff Peach is the curriculum technology specialist at Magnolia Intermediate School in Grass Valley, California, where he integrates technology with middle school curric ulum. Jeff also teaches at Cal State University at Sacramento, and has traveled nationally presenting seminars on multi-media production.

Al Race, executive editor of Cable in the Classroom magazine, co-manager of Cable in the Classroom Online , and volunteer communications coordinator for the Alliance for a Media Literate America. He has been active in advocating media literacy for educators and parents for more than 10 years.

Sue Lockwood Summers , an elementary  library media specialist, writer, and speaker based in Littleton, Colorado. Sue is author of MediaAlert! and a board member of the media literacy advocacy organization PRIIME TIIME TODAY .