International Websites

Media Awareness Network. (2008). Media Awareness Network. Retrieved June 10, 2008, from http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/index.cfm

Media Awareness Network is a Canadian organization that is focused on media and internet education resources. Founded in 1996, members of this organization include people with a background in communication, journalism, education, and cultural policy. They examine a wide variety of media including television, film, video games, newspapers, advertising and music. The site includes sections about violence in media entertainment, the business of violent media, media violence debates, and research on violent media effects. It is easy to navigate, and it offers numerous links to other websites that would be useful. A journalist could use this website and its links to find a huge source of good information.


Young Media Australia. (2008). Young Media Australia. Retrieved June 10, 2008, from http://www.youngmedia.org.au/

Young Media Australia is a group that says it is focused on the healthy development of Australian children. Its goal is to inform Australia of the effects media have on their kids. There are many links to explore fact sheets, studies and surveys that would be very useful to use a source. It is a great site for a journalist to explore if he or she wanted to understand Australian media. The site is not hard to navigate, and it offers a great deal of relevant and useful information. Movie reviews and media critiques are posted and can be accessed very easily and there are other links that could be used by a journalist.