Since 2012 the CMIL has been collaborating with UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization) through their global university program to develop, encourage, and guide a global array of media and information literacy (MIL) resources and...
News and Events
Media Literacy Week Event: The Problem with Apu
On November 5, the Center for Media and Information Literacy hosted a screening and post-screening panel discussion of the documentary “The Problem with Apu". The film focuses on the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, an Indian immigrant in the animated sitcom The...
International Journalists Learn about Media Literacy
On Monday, October 1st, Sherri Hope Culver, CMIL Director, presented to 28 participants in the Foreign Press Center's International Reporting Tour on Media Literacy and Combatting Disinformation. Tour participants included reporters from across the globe including...
Culver presents at Mexico Media Literacy Forum
Sherri Hope Culver, CMIL Director, presented on the topic of "The identity of teenagers in social networks" at the first ever Media Literacy Forum of the Mexico IFT (Institute of Federal Communications), an autonomous regulatory authority for telecommunications and...
2018 Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week
The annual Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week was celebrated this year from October 24-31 under the theme “Media and Information Literate Cities: Voices, Powers and Change Makers”. UNESCO, UNAOC, the Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural...
Report from the Children’s Media Career Symposium
On Thursday. April 12th, the Center for Media and Information Literacy hosted its first ever Children's Media Career Symposium at Temple University. The evening consisted of panels on trends in children's media and career opportunities in the industry, followed by...
Culver authors chapter for “20 Questions About Youth and Media”
Sherri Hope Culver authors a chapter for the next edition of 20 Questions About Youth and Media, a comprehensive guide to today's most compelling issues regarding the study of children, tweens, teens and the media. The book addresses a range of media, from cartoons to...
Culver presents at International Media Literacy Research Symposium in Lisbon, Portugal
An international media literacy research symposium was held in Lisbon, Portugal April 20, 2018,at the beautiful Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. This is the second time the symposium will take place--the first one was held at Fairfield University in Connecticut, USA on...
Summer 2019 Media Academy in Greece
Join us in Greece in Summer 2019 for the International Media Summer Academy! Today, accurate information is an increasingly critical resource for our understanding of the world. Building on the success of the 2018 Summer School, we are looking forward to welcoming...
Culver guest on Radio Times discussing new children’s TV documentary
Sherri Hope Culver, CMIL director, appeared on WHYY's Radio Times (NPR) on March 6, 2018 to discuss the impact of Fred Rogers, Mister Rogers Neighborhood, on children’s media during the 50th anniversary of this iconic show. Generations of children have grown up...
Launch Your Career in Children’s Media!
Come Join CMIL for the Children's Media Symposium! Remember how much you loved Sesame Street? Spongebob Squarepants? Dora the Explorer? Maybe you still do! Have you considered a career in this growing field? Media companies are investing BILLIONS (yes, "B") in...
Children’s Global Media Summit 2017
From December 5-7, Manchester, UK, will be home to the Children's Global Media Summit, a major child's media event held only once every 3 years! Over the 3 day Summit, sessions and keynotes will focus on five key themes: Innovation, Empowerment, Freedom, Entertainment...
Media Literacy Week event: The Challenge of Communicating in the Age of Twitter
Media Literacy Week is November 6-10, 2017 Media Literacy Week is a national event to raise awareness about the need for media literacy education and its essential role in education today. Organizations, schools, educators and Media Literacy Week partners from...
Culver presents at International Children’s Media Conference in Istanbul
The 6th Annual International Children's Media Conference (Istanbul) held November 1-2, 2017 is Turkey's one and only conference focusing on children's media. Professor and CMIL Director Sherri Hope Culver was an invited speaker at the conference. Her presentation was...
Global Privacy and MIL Report Released!
The CMIL is pleased to announce the release of a new publication, "Survey on Media and Information Literacy with Youth Perspectives" co-authored by CMIL Director, Sherri Hope Culver and Alton Grizzle, Program Specialist for Media and Information Literacy, UNESCO. This...