Media and Info Literacy Organizations

Organizations, foundations, or associations that promote digital literacy education.

Media Education Foundation

http://www.mediaed.org

Produces documentary films for librarians & educators that challenge "norms" of how information is shared and distributed via marketing tools.  Subjects include gender, health, politics, race, commercialism, and intellectual property.

Center for Media Literacy

http://www.medialit.org/

"CML works to help citizens, especially the young, develop critical thinking and media production skills needed to live fully in the 21st century media culture." (About CML) Offers best practices, literacy case studies and readings, download MediaLit Kits, free newsletter (with searchable archive), and professional development sources for educators.