MEDIA LITERACY:
OVERSEAS CONVERSATIONS SERIES (III)
June 5-10, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 2006
Press Contact:
Loretta Ramos
The Museum of Television & Radio
(212) 621-6785
lramos@mtr.org
Organized by the European Observatory of Children's Television, Duende Pictures, and The Museum of Television & Radio
New York, NY --The third annual MEDIA LITERACY: Overseas Conversations Series , organized by European Observatory of Children's Television (OETI), Duende Pictures, and The Museum of Television & Radio, will take place from June 5 to 10, 2006. Promoting intercultural communication about the role of media and media literacy in the lives of children and youth, the conference will offer programs for both the industry and general public, all free of charge. Support for the conference is provided by ICIC-Generalitat of Catalonia; Aldeas Infantiles, Spain; Fundación Rafael del Pino, Madrid; TV3-Catalunya Televisió and the Consulate of Spain in New York.
The conference will provide an open forum for issues to be discussed, with topics ranging from cross-cultural collaboration to the implementation of media literacy as an educational resource both in and outside of the classroom to the analysis of the ways children and teenagers use mass media and what effect it has on their development. In addition, the organizers will offer screenings of youth-produced media from around the world for children and teenagers.
For a complete schedule of MEDIA LITERACY:
Overseas Conversations Series, click
here.
·All events are held at The Museum of Television & Radio (25 West 52 Street, Manhattan) unless otherwise noted.
·All programs are free, on a first-come, first-served basis (reservations accepted via e-mail: duende@duendepictures.com ).
·Group reservations for screenings can be made by calling (212) 621-6663 or (212) 621-6664.
(See the 2005
program)
(See the 2004
program)
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