The Best of FORA. TV (Best collection of conference and event videos)

New, Social and Participatory Media

From Print to Digital

The Future of Content Distribution

Value Engagement and Trust in the Era of Social Media

The Online Creative Revolution

Mobile Trends Consumers and Social Media

The Digital Era What's Next

Marketing, Branding and Advertising

How Advertising Works

Integrated Marketing in the Era of Participatory Media

Reaching the Audience in a Fragmented Media Landscape

Brand Journalism

Battle of Ideas Consuming Children

Art of Internet Marketing

Media Studies

Citizen Kane in Retrospect

Mira Nair on the Art of Directing

Popular Culture We have Seen the Future and Its Junk

Mystery Sensuality and Intimacy

Propaganda Then and Now What Orwell Did and Didn't Know

What Is the Future of the Independent Bookstore

Journalism

The Hunt for the Newsroom of Tomorrow

Social Media and Journalism

The New World of International News

Voices of the New Arab Public

The Future of Newspapers

Power and the media - International Journalism Conference

Accessing the Digital Benefit

Breakout Session 1.4: Accessing the Digital Benefit from World Press Freedom Day 2011 on Vimeo.

Breakout Session 1.5: Digital Natives: The New Media Generation from World Press Freedom Day 2011 on Vimeo.

Journalism in a Digital Age

Journalism in a Digital Age: Opportunities to Add Value from Ford Foundation on Vimeo.

Journalism in a Digital Age: Reaching Specific Audiences from Ford Foundation on Vimeo.

Journalism in a Digital Age: What the Numbers Mean from Ford Foundation on Vimeo.

Journalism in a Digital Age: New Platforms, New Outcomes from Ford Foundation on Vimeo.

Journalism in a Digital Age: How Communities Drive Great Content from Ford Foundation on Vimeo.

Journalism in a Digital Age: The Value of Great Content from Ford Foundation on Vimeo.

Why Good Reading Habit is a Must?

“… A majority of kids say they like to read books. Most kids perceive a correlation between reading and success. Parents overwhelmingly view reading as the most important skill a child needs to develop”. - 2008 Kids & Family Reading Report™: Reading in the 21st Century: Turning the Page with Technology

I have a unique educational background. I spent initial thirty years (from primary education to doctoral degree) of my life in a residential campus. Whenever, I happened to spend my summer or winter vacations with my family in a small village, I used to be more than delighted. I had all the freedom to do whatever. Spent time in the mango and guava orchards, played kabbadi, went for horse riding to cattle round ups, and went fishing with my friends in the Mahananda river.

In the middle of this, my father never forgot to remind me the significance of good reading habit. He often said, “If you do not open books (read) for more than three days, your education is dead.” Now, I realize what he meant. He stressed on the fact that education is an ongoing process. And reading, an integral part of the process, helps develop the basic ability of logic, language, athleticism and arts.

Must Read or Watch

• The Bet by Anton Chekhov: http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/Bet.shtml
• Animated "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov:http://www.adamsmithacademy.org/Streams/The_Bet_by_Anton_Chekhov_1_stream.htm

Web Resources:

• National Reading Campaign (Promoting the pleasure of reading across all communities): http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/database/read.html
• Nine Good Reading Habits: http://school.familyeducation.com/learning-disabilities/treatments/37788.html
• Reading is Fundamental: http://www.rif.org/parents/tips/default.mspx
• How to teach your child good reading habits:http://www.ehow.com/how_4504965_teach-child-good-reading-habits.html
• A Parent's Guide to Develop Reading Habits in Children by Chitra Sen:http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Parents-Guide-to-Develop-Reading-Habits-in-Children&id=1510287
• Tips for Developing Good Reading Habits at Home by Colorín Colorado (2007):http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/19515
• Reading Habits by Jenni Catron: http://jennicatron.tv/2008/03/24/reading-habits/
• http://www.liketoread.com/
• http://www.pngbuai.com/000general/libraries/literacy-services/READRAB.pdf
• http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thegaggle/archive/2007/05/25/hillary-s-reading-habits.aspx
• http://theshelflifeblog.com/category/reading/
• http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/family/archives/140960.asp
• http://www.oldandsold.com/articles09/argue-16.shtml

Fara Warner on "The Blogosphere: The Future of Journalism?"

2009 Howard R. Marsh Lecture: Fara Warner on "The Blogosphere: The Future of Journalism?" from Communication Studies on Vimeo.

Graham Griffith on "A Look at Journalism During Periods of Crisis"

2010 Howard R. Marsh Lecture: Graham Griffith on "A Look at Journalism During Periods of Crisis" from Communication Studies on Vimeo.

The Best of MIT World Videos - Media

Why Newspapers Matter

Jerome Armstrong, Pablo J. Boczkowski, Dante Chinni, David Thorburn

• Online Migration of Newspapers
• Death of the News?
• The Culture Beat and New Media
• New Media, Civic Media
• Online News: Public Sphere or Echo Chamber?
• The Future of the News
• Where the Wired Things Are: A Day in the Life of a Modern Family
• Technology: Do Kids Need More or Less?
• The Future of Learning
• Communications in Slow-Moving Crises
• TV or Not TV: That’s Not the Question
• International Media Flows: Global Media and Culture
• Denialism: Media in the Age of Disinformation
• The Gutenberg Parenthesis: Oral Tradition and Digital Technologies
• Media in Transition 6: Summary Perspectives
• Global Media
• Our World Digitized: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
• Global Television
• Life is Not Virtual
• News, Information and the Wealth of Networks
• The Emergence of Citizen’s Media
• TV News in Transition
• The Emerging Mediascape
• The Story Is Mightier than the Data

Lecture by Prof Harvey Malotch - Media and Communication I

Lecture by Prof Harvey Malotch - Media and Communication II

Lecture by Prof Harvey Malotch - Sociological Imagination

Best of Learning Media: Research, Communication Research, Media Research and Audience Research

Pic Source: ImpactWise, UK

• What is Research?
• Communication Research : An Overview
• Exploring Communication Research : An Alternative Approach
• Media Research: An Overview
• Media Research Now...
• Audience Research: An Overview
• Audience Research Made Easy
• Audience Research: Books, Webs & Blogs
• Web Resources: Doing Communication, Media & Audience Research
• Web Resources: Audience Research

Glossary of Media Terms

• Broadcast Terms
• General Terms
• Internet Terms
• Out-of-Home Terms
• Print Terms

Best of Learning Media Blog - Journalism

• Journalism Course for Beginners
• Sample Chapters from Tim Harrower's Inside Reporting
• Books & Web Resources on Broadcast Journalism (News Production)
• Sample chapters on News Media and Journalism
• Journalism Handbooks
• Journalism Glossaries
• Web Resources on News Writing
• Journalistic Writing: News and Feature Writing
• Sample Chapters - Electronic Journalism
• Sample Chapters - Broadcast Media
• BBC News Styleguide
• Web Resource of Week: NewsCollege
• Radio and Television (News) Script Writing
• Journalism 2.0: How to Survive and Thrive
• Prof Stephen Reese on Journalism
• The Best of Brian McNair on Journalism
• Long live Print, Long live Newspapers
• Jane Mayer on Investigative Reporting (Video)
• News about the news by Alisa Miller (Video)
• World Press Freedom Day 2011 (Videos)
• Lectures on Journalistic Ethics (Videos)

Best of Learning Media Blog (Marketing, Promotion, Advertising and Public Relations)

• Concept and Definitions of Advertising
• Advertising Sample chapters
• Public Relations
• Marketing, Advertising & Branding
• Promotional Management
• Advertising and Public Relations Research
• Trust, Value and Engagement in Advertising Report
• Children & Advertising

The Global Impact of the Internet - On The Media

The Global Impact of the Internet - On The Media

The Personal Impact of the Web - On The Media

The Personal Impact of the Web - On The Media

The Hindu : Columns / Sevanti Ninan : Media Matters - Ethical shadows

The Hindu : Columns / Sevanti Ninan : Media Matters - Ethical shadows

Best of Learning Media Blog (Human Communication & Mass Communication)

• Assorted Chapters & Web Resources on Human Communication
• Assorted Chapters & Web Resources on Mass Communication

Recommended Web Resource: Vimeo Video School