Web Sites

Girls Incorporated
http://www.girlsinc.org
Inspires girls to be strong, smart and bold!

I Buy Different
http://www.ibuydifferent.org
Shows young people how they can make a difference by buying differently.

Just Think
http://www.justthink.org
Better understand words and images in the media with this terrific Web site.

Media Awareness Network
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/special_initiatives/games/
Find out more about how television, film and video games are produced and marketed in this Just For Kids section.

Teen Consumer Scrap Book
http://www.atg.wa.gov/teenconsumer
High school students share consumer information about products, like cell phones, CD clubs and more.

Zillions
http://www.zillions.org
This Consumer Reports Web site lets you rate toys and products and has information on advertising tricks.

Books

Girl Director: A How-To Guide for the First-Time, Flat-Broke Film & Video Maker
by Andrea Richards
A guidebook for prospective filmmakers, for girls and guys

Media Wizards: a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Media Manipulations
by Catherine Gourley
Learn more about the tricks used in the media.

Television: What's Behind What You See
by W. Carter Merbreier
A behind-the-scenes look at how TV stations work and how shows are made

The TV Book: Talking Back to Your TV
by Shelagh Wallace
Read the inside story of how television works.