“It is no accident that Media Smart and Ofcom are roughly the same age. We are joined together in this task of bringing media literacy to audiences and we hugely value and support the practical work that Media Smart is doing”
Tim Suter, Partner, Content and Standards, Ofcom, 7 February 2006
Tim Suter, Partner, Content and Standards, Ofcom, 7 February 2006
Expert Group
Media Smart’s Expert Group includes leading academic and educationalist experts on media literacy and government officials. Ofcom, the UK media regulator, also sits on the Expert Group.
Its role is to;
- Identify core media literacy and advertising literacy skills
- Set learning objectives for our teaching materials
- Draft our teaching materials and review and approve them throughout the development process
Media Smart Expert Group members
David Buckingham |
Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media, Institute of Education |
Rebekah Willett |
Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media, Institute of Education |
Paul Jackson |
Media Smart’s Chairman |
Simon White |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
Jenny Grahame |
English and Media Centre |
Matteo Zacchetti |
European Commission |
Richard Cornish |
Hasbro |
Laura Simons |
Independent consumer affairs advisor |
Robin Blake |
Ofcom |
