Institutionalizing Media Literacy Through Legislation

In this issue, we celebrate the passage of media literacy legislation in states around the country with special focus on California and Washington. We interviewed two individuals who played (are playing) pivotol roles in this effort -- Marilyn Cohen, a top media literacy researcher and advocate from Washington State; and Jennifer Howeter, from the California Department of Education. We also introduce a new web site launched by the North America Chapter for Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (http://gapmil-na.org), and kick-off Media Literacy Weeks around the globe.