Our mission is to ensure that all 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 critical Media Literacy education to schools and communities.
A critical approach to Media Literacy education addresses the structural and institutional components of the media industry and technologies. It embraces a critical and cultural approach with a focus on social justice. As independent critical media literacy scholars, we do not accept money or support from corporate media.
OUR TEAM
Our vision: Through education, research, advocacy and networking, we bring critical Media Literacy education to schools and communities.
A critical approach to Media Literacy education addresses the structural and institutional components of the media industry and technologies. It embraces a critical and cultural approach with a focus on social justice. As independent critical media literacy scholars, we do not accept money or support from corporate media.
OUR TEAM
Allison Butler, PhD
Senior Lecturer & Director of Undergraduate Advising; Director, Media Literacy Certificate Program, Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Author of several books and articles on critical media literacy, including Educating media literacy: The need for teacher education in critical media literacy (Brill, 2020) and Key scholarship in media literacy: David Buckingham (Brill, 2021). 
Nolan Higdon, EdD
Author and university lecturer of history and media studies. His most recent publications include The Anatomy of Fake News: A Critical News Literacy Education (University of California Press, 2020). He is a longtime contributor to Project Censored’s annual book, Censored. In addition, he has been a contributor to Truthout and Counter-punch; and a source of expertise for The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and numerous television news outlets. |
Ben Boyington, MEd
Media, English, film, and history teacher. His research into the 1:1 screen initiative is published in Media Education for a Digital Generation (Routledge, 2016). 
Erin Kinney, MA
Marketing Specialist, Community Partnerships, Education Manager, Market Researcher, MA in media, culture, and communication |
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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