Cultivating critical thinking and activism in our media culture to build healthy and just communities.
New Mexico Media Literacy Project - www.nmmlp.org
Media literacy - the ability to critically consume and create media - is an essential skill in today's world.

Are you a middle school or high school student?

Are you mad at racist, sexist and other offensive messages in advertising?

Do you resent big corporations telling you how to live?

Enter our contests!

2009 Bad Ad Contest

Find a bad ad in a magazine, newspaper, or other print source. 
Write an essay about why it's bad and how it could be better.

Winners in each category receive $100. 
Runners-up receive $50.

2009 Counter Ad Contest

Take an ad and change it into a counter ad, delivering a more truthful or
constructive message using altered images, words or persuasion techniques.

Winners in each category receive $100. 
Runners-up receive $50.


Questions?

505-858-8896 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm MT)

 

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Talk Back to Big Tobacco! Script & Storyboard Contest


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