Media Awareness Network elects new Board of Directors
The Media Awareness Network’s (MNet) Annual General Meeting took place in Ottawa on May 29, 2008, at which time a new Board of Directors was voted in. Five new members were welcomed on board—Carolyn Wilson, President, Association of Media Literacy; Clarence Lochhead, Executive Director, Vanier Institute of the Family; Suzanne Morin, Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory Law and Policy, Bell Canada; Craig McTaggart, Director, Broadband Policy, TELUS; and Jacob Glick, Canada Policy Counsel, Google Inc. MNet extends a warm welcome to our new Board members and thank you to our returning members.
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Covering controversy
This week's New Yorker raises the question of what makes a magazine cover controversial, and why editors sometimes court controversy. Talk Media Blog deconstructs famous controversial covers and looks at how much controversy is too much.
Dealing with frightening films: resources for parents
2008 is the summer of the superhero, and kids are clamoring to see the adventures of characters like Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk and especially Batman. Many of these movies, though, include images and scenes that can be frightening to younger children and even tweens and teens. Media Awareness Network has resources for parents on deciding whether a movie is appropriate for their children and helping them cope with frightening moments.
Tips for young children
Tips for teens and tweens
Media Education In Canada
Want to know the curricular outcomes for media literacy in your province or territory? Looking for lessons that support these outcomes? MNet has prepared comprehensive curriculum charts for Grades K-12 that highlight media education outcome requirements in each province and territory, and paired them with supporting MNet resources. Access them by region.
Overview | British Columbia | Alberta | Saskatchewan
Manitoba | Ontario | Quebec | New Brunswick
Nova Scotia | P.E.I. | Newfoundland and Labrador
Nunavut | Northwest Territories | Yukon
