Our mission is to ensure that all Massachusetts students are taught the critical thinking skills needed to engage with media as active and informed participants in the 21st century.
Our vision: through education, research, advocacy and networking, we bring comprehensive Media Literacy education to Massachusetts’ schools and communities.
A comprehensive approach to Media Literacy education addresses the structural and institutional components of the media industry and technologies. It embraces a critical and cultural approach that includes using a social justice lens in the analysis. Click on this link for a detailed explanation of why comprehensive Media Literacy education is important.
OUR TEAM
Our vision: through education, research, advocacy and networking, we bring comprehensive Media Literacy education to Massachusetts’ schools and communities.
A comprehensive approach to Media Literacy education addresses the structural and institutional components of the media industry and technologies. It embraces a critical and cultural approach that includes using a social justice lens in the analysis. Click on this link for a detailed explanation of why comprehensive Media Literacy education is important.
OUR TEAM
Allison Butler, PhD
Lecturer and Advisor; Director of the Media Literacy Certificate Program, Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts Amherst Board member of ACME 
Erin Kinney, MA
Community Partnerships Manager, Eduation Manager, Market Researcher, Marketer MA in media, culture, and communication |
Alison Kenney
Principal, KPR Communications 
Dianna Morton, MLS
Artist Educator Youth Activist |
FISCAL SPONSOR
The Media Education Foundation is a leader in the production and distribution of documentary films and other educational resources that inspire critical thinking about the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media. The Media Education Foundation is Mass Media Literacy's fiscal sponsor, providing non-profit status to our organization.
The Media Education Foundation is a leader in the production and distribution of documentary films and other educational resources that inspire critical thinking about the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media. The Media Education Foundation is Mass Media Literacy's fiscal sponsor, providing non-profit status to our organization.
OUR PARTNERS
We're proud to align and partner with the following organizations:
We're proud to align and partner with the following organizations:
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Jeanne Kilbourne
Author, Pioneer in researching women's representation in media |
Diane Levin
Author, Media Educator, Activist |
Erica Scharrer, Ph.D.
Author, Professor in Communication Department at UMass Amherst |
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