Resources – MediaJustice

Speaking for Ourselves: A Youth Assessment of Local News Coverage (2002)

Imran Siddiquee — Fri, 25 Jan 2002 18:30:00 +0000

Conducted by Bay Area high school students, this 2002 report examines coverage of youth on the local Fox affiliate, KTVU Channel 2. This report by MediaJustice (then named the Youth Media Council) presents findings from a three-month study of trends in news coverage, and recommends steps journalists can take to improve reporting on youth and youth policy.

Is KMEL the People’s Station? A community assessment of 106.1 KMEL (2002)

Imran Siddiquee — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 03:06:00 +0000

Guiding Questions for Framing and Messaging (2005)

Imran Siddiquee — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 18:57:00 +0000

Framing tips and considerations for developing effective stories, messaging, and soundbites.

Elements of a Successful Message (2005)

Imran Siddiquee — Wed, 25 May 2005 17:38:00 +0000

Quick tips to keep in mind for creating messages that resonate across audiences.

Displacing the Dream: A Report on Bay Area Newspaper Coverage of Development and Gentrification (2006)

Imran Siddiquee — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:30:00 +0000

As of 2006, Oakland and San Francisco had each lost 20 to 25 percent of their African-American populations. Displacing the Dream exposes the failure of Bay Area newspapers to adequately cover the crisis of gentrification and displacement facing the Bay Area today. What did newspaper coverage of housing and development include? Whose voices were heard and whose got left out?

Reframing Power: An Evaluation of the Youth Media Council’s First Three Years (2006)

Imran Siddiquee — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:49:00 +0000

Reframing Power takes a look at the media and social conditions that led to the formation of the Youth Media Council (now the Center for Media Justice), and the strategies YMC tested in creating an innovative model for strategic communications and media organizing with youth and communities of color.

Communicate Justice 101: The Organizers’ Essential Guide to Strategic Communications (2006)

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:49:46 +0000

This comprehensive how-to toolkit from MediaJustice (then named Youth Media Council) provides a full course in grassroots strategic communications, including templates to help you create a media plan, write press releases, frame your message, and more.

Issue Brief: Migrants and an Open Internet (2007)

Imran Siddiquee — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:57:00 +0000

A MediaJustice (formerly known as the Center for Media Justice) introduction to why migrant communities need open Internet protections.

We Interrupt This Message (2002-2008)

Imran Siddiquee — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:08:00 +0000

Website housing legacy docs for We Interrupt This Message and Youth Media Council, both which led to the formation of the Center for Media Justice, and ultimately MediaJustice.