The multiple faces of Media Literacy

I attended the informative “Your Media, Your Tools” dissemination event at Leicester’s De Montfort University run by the Community Media Association (CMA) last Friday. It included a presentation by Ofcom talking about their media literacy agenda, as well as radio and video groups from across the UK showcasing the results of their involvement in CMA’s [...]

Potter teen will not face charges

The decision has been made to drop the charges against the French lad who translated the Potter book and posted it onto the internet. Apparently the decision was made on the back of discussions with JK Rowling. Thank god sense has prevailed. Now just give the boy a high paying job!
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6943650.stm

Radio Salaam Shalom – Muslims and Jews talking together

Just giving a heads up to all at Bristol based internet radio station Salaam Shalom.
www.salaamshalom.org.uk
One of the dj and member of the steering group Adnan Ahmed was an original member of Channel Zero and I also taught him at the university. (He also sold me this broadband connection, but that’s another story!)
I interviewed Adnan for [...]

MEDIA IN THE HANDS OF EVERYDAY PEOPLE!!!!

I don’t really need to say anything, do I? 2006.
Remember this? 1991.