Media Literacy is something very close to my heart as this is the subject of my Master's Thesis. I think it's a critical topic for youthworkers in after-school programs to be thinking about.This is a FREE conference in NYC which is worth participating in if you are in the vicinity. Good subject. Good speakers. Good development.
Steve
New York, NY --The third annual MEDIA LITERACY: Overseas Conversations Series , organized by European Observatory of Children's Television (OETI), Duende Pictures, and The Museum of Television & Radio, will take place from June 5 to 10, 2006. Promoting intercultural communication about the role of media and media literacy in the lives of children and youth, the conference will offer programs for both the industry and general public, all free of charge. Support for the conference is provided by ICIC-Generalitat of Catalonia; Aldeas Infantiles, Spain; Fundación Rafael del Pino, Madrid; TV3-Catalunya Televisió and the Consulate of Spain in New York.
The conference will provide an open forum for issues to be discussed, with topics ranging from cross-cultural collaboration to the implementation of media literacy as an educational resource both in and outside of the classroom to the analysis of the ways children and teenagers use mass media and what effect it has on their development. In addition, the organizers will offer screenings of youth-produced media from around the world for children and teenagers.
- The schedule for MEDIA LITERACY: Overseas Conversations Series follows.
- All events are held at The Museum of Television & Radio (25 West 52 Street, Manhattan) unless otherwise noted.
- All programs are free, on a first-come, first-served basis (reservations accepted via e-mail: mailto:duende@duendepictures.com).
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