Michael Morgan


Department of Communication

Phone : 413 545 4314 / 1311

Machmer Hall, Box 34815

Fax : 413 545 6399

University of Massachusetts/Amherst

Amherst, MA 01003 USA

Email: mmorgan@comm.umass.edu


 

The main purpose of this page is to provide links and pointers to a variety of other pages, documents, and services that deal with Media and Communication.


 So, here's what's here:  
   (1)  Stuff related to my teaching and research 
   (2)  Media and Communication-related resources
   (3)  A few favorite bookmarks on varied topics


Enjoy!


Also.... You can click here for info on the Department of Communication

or go here to learn about the University of Massachusetts.


 Click here for info 
on BORDERLANDS :     
An Exciting COMM Graduate Student Conference coming in 2001!

 



Here are some of my Syllabi  : 

  COMM 491E  -- Seminar: Media and the Family. 

  COMM 620B  -- Research Methods II [SPRING '99 UPDATE].

  COMM 222     -- Media Programming and Institutions 
                                    (new! -- Fall 2000 version of 221). 

  COMM 733  -- Seminar in Cultivation Analysis.


Now... 

Research Reports and Resources:

NEW! Study on Public Knowledge and Opinion of Clinton Sex Scandals and Policy!


 

The latest CULTURAL INDICATORS Bibliography [JUNE 1999 UPDATE]

 

Research Reports:

"Channel One in the Public Schools: Widening the Gaps"

"The Gulf War: The Media, Public Opinion, and Public Knowledge"

"Images/Issues/Impact: The Media & Campaign '92"

 

 A direct link to the SECOND BIG ISSUE of Comm/Oddities : A Journal of Communication and Culture -- Now on-line!

Info on some exciting NEW BOOKS


More coming soon....

 

Here are some terrific Media and Communication sites, for scholarly research, informed citizen action, and education:

 

The American Communication Association -- (Simply the best!)

CEM - The Cultural Environment Movement -- "The Liberating Alternative"

MEF - The Media Education Foundation (along with MANY Media Literacy resources)

CME - The Center for Media Education (Yes, these really are all different groups!)

The Comserve CIOS web page! (There's nothing like it!)

FAIR - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting

Media Watch

The Benton Project - a great Media Policy Site

The History of Media Page

The "Multichannel News Digest" (formerly Cable Regul ation Digest)

IGC - The Institute for Global Communication

Here's Dan Chandler's excellent compilation of Media & Comm Links

Go to Mediascope for info on new TV/Cable violenc e studies.

Take a glide through TV Net or try out GREAT! Television Hotlinks (their term, not mine!) for almost every TV link that's linkable

  

Or check out:

 

Jim Shanahan's Home Page w ith a nice picture of our books on his publications page

Media and Children links and info from Children Now

Mass Media Research Database (Penn State) (gopher version)

The KILL YOUR TELEVISION home page

The latest, hottest, most recently-updated Media & Entertainment News (from Reuters)

 

 


Some misc. goodies:

 

The Sondheim page!!

Check out Gardel, which is really THE server for Argentina (no matter that it's from Germany!), as well as The Tango Page from Frankfurt. And not to be missed: A show called This Is The Tango, from CBC Radio.

News from Argentina: Página/12 or Interlink Headline News or Clarín. A terrific guide to Argentina (and its web offerings) is Ciudad Internet..

 

We have a new exchange agreement with La Universidad de Morón in Argentina -- here's their page.

Go visit UBA - The University of Buenos A ires

Or visit New College in sunny Sarasota, FL -- my alma mater!

Here's a full (linkable) list of ALL the universities in the world.

Find out the distance between any two locations

If you're really, really, really bored: Here's my Vita

 


Last updated October 6, 1998.

MMcount

Thanks for visiting!

     Michael Morgan      e-mail me with any comments