EP 80 – Trends in Animation

Most kids have a cartoon that is their absolute favorite. Even if you’re not a kid anymore, you can probably remember what that cartoon was for you. Whether we were watching Adventure Time or Bugs Bunny, we probably weren’t thinking of cartoons as animation or an art form, but they are. They’re a unique form of media and animation is often the first art form that we feel connected to as…

“Children, Youth and Technology: Navigating Challenges in a Hyperconnected World”

If you’ve ever tried negotiating screen time with a child or teenager, you know it’s basically an extreme sport. Media, games… technology doesn’t just live in our homes—it practically runs the place! But what if, instead of just fighting the screens, we learned to live smarter with them?

The Quality Question: How To Create High-Quality Children’s Media

We all recognize it when we see it, or hear it, or read it, but what truly makes content high-quality? The Department of Communication & Media Studies at Fordham University invited the Children’s Media Association and the National Association for Media Literacy Education for CMA’s first ever…

Ep 79 – Reimagining News

How do you find out what’s happening in your community? your city? your state? Local newspapers and local television stations are vanishing due to…

Spring/Summer 2025 Newsletter

2025 is flying by! We’re excited to share news about a few recent projects and give a glimpse into what’s ahead…

Children’s Media Career Symposium 2025

The 7th annual Children’s Media Career Symposium took place on Friday, April 4th, 2025 from 3:00-5:30 pm in the Atrium…

New Research Report Released

A new research report on children's media is now available. The report, The Quality Question: Why Children's Media Must Aim High, is based on...

Certificate in Children’s Media

Interested in Signing Up for the Certificate?  Register for the Certificate in Children's Media! This page contains all the details you’ll need...

Children’s Media Professionals of Philly (CMPoP)

What is CMPoP? CMPoP was founded in June 2023 by Kaz Long & Sherri Hope-Culver with the purpose of fostering a community of children’s media...

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We offer a variety of services. We work with parents, students K-16, PTA and non-profit organizations, global NGO’s and more.

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Innovative curriculum development

Targeted research on current media issues

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Afterschool media literacy programs

Teacher media literacy education programs

Seminars, workshops, and presentations

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Global Experts

The CMIL serves as Global Chair in Media and Information Literacy in a collaboration between UNESCO and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC).

Local Leaders

CMIL is a founding partner of the Philadelphia Youth Media Collaborative (PYMC), which brings together the myriad media organizations in the Philadelphia region.

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Media Produ-cers

The CMIL produces Media Inside Out, a television talk show focusing on media literacy topics, for Temple University Television.

What we do

The Center for Media and Information Literacy provides tools for educators and the media industry to advance critical analysis, use and creation of quality media content.

Who we are

The Center for Media and Information Literacy was established in 2012 at the Klein College of Media and Communication, Temple University as a hub for research, outreach, education, and professional development on issues involving media literacy and information literacy locally, nationally, and internationally.