TO DO - ORGANIZATIONAL LISTINGS

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Organizations in the United States

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Alliance for Community Media
666 11th Street, NW, Suite 806, Washington, D.C. 20001-4542, (Phone) 202-393-2650, (F) 202-393-2653, email: AllianceCM@aol.com.

A national membership organization committed to assuring everyone's access to electronic media. Publishes Community Media Review (CMR).

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
132 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036 (Phone) 212-944-9800, (F) 212-869-9065, email: info@aclu.org.

The ACLU protects the Bill of Rights by defending Americans' civil liberties and constitutional rights.

Benton Foundation
1634 Eye Street, NW, 12th fl., Washington, D.C. 20006 (Phone) 202-638-5770, (F) 202-638-5771, email: benton@benton.org.

Dedicated to "media in the public interest" and to making media access and diversity "subjects of widespread discussion and public decision making."

Cable in the Classroom
1900 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 108, Alexandria, VA 22311 (Phone) 703-845-1400, (F) 703-845-1409

A non-profit cable industry initiative providing free cable service and non-commercial programming to schools. They publish Cable in the Classroom.

Center for Media, Culture and History
New York University, Department of Anthropology, 25 Waverly Place, New York, NY 10003, (Phone) 212-998-3759 (F) 212-995-4014

A collaborative project addressing issues of representation, social change, and identity construction embedded in the development of film, television, and video worldwide.

Center for Media Education
1511 K Street, NW, Suite 518, Washington D.C. 20005 (Phone) 202-628-2620, (F) 202-628-2554, email: cme@access.digex.net

The Center promotes the democratic potential of the electronic media. The Center's two current projects are Campaign for Kids' TV, aimed at improving the quality of children's television, and the Future of Media Project, dedicated to fostering a public interest vision for the new media and information highway of the 21st century.

Center for Media Literacy (formerly the Center for Media and Values)
4727 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 403, Los Angeles, CA 90010, (Phone) 213-931-4177/800-226-9494, (F) 213-931-4474, email: cml@earthlink.net

The Center's mission is to help children and adults prepare for living and learning in a global media culture by translating media literacy research and theory into practical information, training and educational tools for teachers and youth leaders, parents and caregivers of children.

Citizens for Media Literacy
34 Wall Street, Suite 407, Asheville, NC 28801 (Phone) 704-255-0182, (F) 704-254-2286, email: cml@unca.edu

Citizens for Media Literacy wants people to think critically about media environment.

Educational Video Center (EVC)
55 East 25th Street, Suite 407, New York, NY 10010 (Phone) 212-725-3534, (F) 212-725-6501

EVC is a community-based media center that teaches documentary video production and media analysis to youth educators in the New York City area. EVC publications include curriculum guides, production handbooks and EVC newsletters.

Facing History and Ourselves
16 Hurd Road, Brookline, MA 02146-6919 (Phone) 617-232-1595, (F) 617-232-0281

Facing History is a national educational and teacher training organization whose mission is to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice and anti-semitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry. Materials for classroom include the Guide to the Film "Schindler's List."

FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting)
130 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10001, (Phone) 212-633-6700, (F) 212-727-7668, email: fair@fair.org

National media watch group offering well-documented criticism in an effort to correct media bias and imbalance. Publishes the bi-monthly, EXTRA! and produces a nationally syndicated radio show, CounterSpin.

The Freedom Forum Media Studies Center at Columbia University
580 Madison Avenue, 42nd Floor, New York NY 10022, (Phone) 212-317-6500, (F) 212-678-6663

Media research center and think-tank that sponsors fellowships, conducts research and publishes reports on media issues.

Independent Television Service (ITVS)
51 Federal Street, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94107, (Phone) 415-356-8383, (F) 415-356-8391, email: itvs@itvs.org

A unique creation in American broadcasting, ITVS was formed to bring vision to a medium often dominated by formula, and to support and promote the kind of programming that will energize public television as it approaches the 21st century. Funding guidelines for independent producers are available by calling the above number. There is no deadline.

Institute for Alternative Journalism (IAJ)
77 Federal Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 (Phone) 415-284-1420, (F) 415-284-1414, email: alternet@alternet.org

IAJ is a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening and supporting independent media. IAJ runs AlterNet, the nation's only news service and information clearinghouse for the alternative press and publishes MediaCulture Review.

Libraries for the Future
521 5th Avenue, Suite 1612, New York, NY 10175 (Phone) 212-682-7446/800-542-1918, (F) 212-682-7657, email: lff@inch.com

A national organization dedicated to supporting grassroots advocacy fo libraries; to help citizens foster opportunity and innovation in public libraries across the United States; and to representing the community of users of public libraries in the national arena.

Media Education Foundation (formerly Mediated)
26 Center Street, Northampton, MA 01060, (Phone) 413-586-4170, (F) 800-659-6882

A group dedicated to producing educational materials that highlight the important role that the media play in the lives of all Americans.

Media Network
39 West 14th Street, Suite 403, New York, NY 10011 (Phone) 212-929-2663, (F) 212-929-2732, email: mediantwk@aol.com

A national membership organization committed to the development and use of alternative media to promote social change, including media producers, educators, activists and concerned viewers.

Media Watch
P.O. Box 618, Santa Cruz, CA 95061-0618, (T/F) 408-423-6355 or 800-631-6355, email: mediawok@aol.com.

Challenging violence in the media through action and education.

Media Working Group
525 West 5th Street, Suite 321, Covington, KY 41011 (T/F) 606-581-0033, email: media@igc.apc.org

A non-profit production, education, research and development organization that provides media literacy curricula for youth and adult programs.

National Association of Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC)
1212 Broadway, Suite 816, Oakland, CA 94612, (Phone) 510-451-2717, (F) 510-834-3741.

An association of organizations and individuals committed to furthering diversity and participation in all forms of the media arts, including film, video, audio, and intermedia arts.

National Campaign for Freedom of Expression (NCFE)
1402 Third Avenue, Suite 421, Seattle, WA 98101, (Phone) 206-340-9301, (F) 206-340-4303.

NCFE's programs include media advocacy, grassroots organizing and coalition building, communication and education.

National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC)
275 7th Avenue, 20th floor, New York, NY 10001, (Phone) 212-807-NCAC, (F) 212-807-6245.

An alliance of national non-commercial organizations, including religious, educational, professional, artistic, labor and civil rights groups.

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
1111 West Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801, (Phone) 217-328-3870, (F) 217-328-0977. (Call for contact information)

The Assembly on Media Arts, of NCTE, promotes communication and cooperation among all individuals who have a special interest in media in the English language arts, publishes the newsletter, Media Matters. NCTE publishes a variety of information on media literacy.

National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB)
Ft. Mason Center, Building D, San Francisco, CA 94123, (Phone) 415-771-1161, (F) 415-771-4343.

NFCB is a national membership organization of community-oriented non-commercial radio stations.

National Telemedia Council
120 East Wilson Street, Madison, WI 53703 (Phone) 608-257-7712, (F) 608-257-7714, email: NTelemedia@aol.com

A clearinghouse of people working in media education as well as organizations, curriculum materials and publications. They jointly publish, with Strategies for Media Literacy, a newsletter on activities in the world of media education titled Telemedium: The Journal of Media Literacy.

People for the American Way
2000 M Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20036, (Phone) 202-467-4999/800-326-PFAW, (F) 202-293-2672

A 310,000 member non-partisan constitutional liberties organization, People For and its Action Fund are a leading force in combating the Religious Right and promoting a positive agenda for America through advocacy, litigation and grassroots methods.

Strategies for Media Literacy
P.O. Box 9460910, San Francisco, CA 94146-0910, (Phone) 415-621-2911, (F) 415-621-5156, email: medialit@sirius.com

Strategies for Media Literacy promotes media education in the U.S. beginning in early elementary school. The group develops and publishes materials, identifies resources, conducts workshops, and acts as a center of support and contact for teachers of media in the United States.

Viewers for Quality Television (VQT)
P.O. Box 195 Fairfax Station, VA 22039 (Phone) 703-425-0075, (F) 703-425-8143, email: info@vqt.com

Champions the cause of quality in commercial network television and to support those shows which its participants feel reflect that quality. The Viewer is their monthly newsletter.

UNPLUG
360 Grand Avenue, Box 385, Oakland, CA 94610 (Phone) 510-268-1100, (F) 510-268-1277, email: peacenet,unplug@igc.org

A national, youth-run coalition conducting a coordinated campaign against Whittle Communications' Channel 1 and other attempts to commercialize the classroom. They stand for community-controlled, free public education.

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Organizations Outside the United States

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Association for Media Literacy (AML)
40 McArthur Street, Weston, Ontario M9P 3M7, Canada, (Phone) 416-394-6992, (F) 416-394-6991, email: loony@maple.net

A teachers' support group concerned with the process of understanding and using the mass media and helping students develop an informed and critical understanding of the nature of the mass media. AML publishes a newsletter, Mediacy, three times a year and maintains an updated bibliography.

Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM)
PO Box 204, Albert Park, Victoria 3206, Australia, (Phone) 03-9525-5302, (F) 03-9537-2325

ATOM is an association of teachers and personnel working in the media industries. With their media literacy magazine, Metro, ATOM is working in partnership with other associations to provide detailed information about the media and new communications technologies.

British Film Institute
Education Department, 21 Stephen Street, London W1P 1PL, UK, (Phone) 0171-255-1444, (F) 0171-436-7950

Within the UK, the BFI lobbies for the inclusion of media education in the National Curriculum, provides training for teachers, holds seminar on a wide range of topics involving the media, and conducts research.

Jesuit Communication Project
47 Ranleigh Avenue, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M4N 1X2 Canada, (Phone) 416-488-7280, (F) 416-488-8360 email: pungente@epas.utoronto.ca

Provides research, consultation and information, organizes presentations and workshops on media literacy around the world. Publishes the newsletter, Clipboard.

The Media Foundation/Powershift Advertising Agency
1243 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver B.C., V6H 1B7 Canada, (Phone) 604-736-9401, (F) 604-737-6021 email: adbusters@adbusters.org

A media watchdog and activist organization that publishes the quarterly magazine, Adbusters.