The Philosophers' Web Magazine: first class
Scout Report for Social Sciences Selection
Recommended by PsychNet-UK
" Superior"
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Internet Guide
 
 
Gold Award
- Daniel Chandler's Media and Communication Studies Site
Selected as a 'Best Web Site' on communication
- Microsoft Encarta
"An excellent site well worth exploring for its diverse coverage."
- BBC Education Web Guide
"Enormous, comprehensive, useful for students and teachers."
'recommended web links' - ferl
"good neutral resource"
- 'The Guardian - Film'

four-star rating from Schoolzone
Accessible, easy to navigate and full of useful materials. Good site to direct students to for research... Appropriate for Level 3 (possibly 2).
Sheffield College English links

"provides an excellent playground for media students. The pages are created inventively and contains a vast amount of material on scholars, studies and theories and offer you tests and further links"
- Schoolsnet
'An authoritative A-Z of media studies, from the simple ("what is the Advertising Standards Authority?") to the complicated (cultural theory). Includes charts and statistics that could lead to wider study of how we consume and produce media texts.'
- Education Guardian
'communication as well as cultural and media studies. Easy to search information covering terms, concepts, theories (e.g. semiotics and mass media) which are explained in a straightforward way - useful for KS4'
Staffordshire Learning Net - English & Literacy Links
'this thorough resource contains much useful information and, pleasingly, delivers it very clearly indeed'
-KnowItAll
"Wow! Great Site!"
- Mount Royal College Library
"a simple, clear overview of basic communication and media theory"
- Social Science Information Gateway
"A lesson in applied web design?"
- Cool Site of the Day, Student Web at UEA
"Une bonne adresse, particulièrement pour les étudiants."
- La Bibliothèque, Agence Science Presse
"good knowledge Web"
- Kaspar's Cyberspace Pointers
-Daniel K Schneider, Tecfa, University of Geneva
"thoughtful and thoroughly researched ... presented with style and clarity"
ukplus
"Basically, an on-line encyclopedia of communication and culture. Check it out!"
Dr Norman Clarke Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dept. of Communication, Appalachian State University
"Cool!"
Rob van Craenenburg, Scholê, University of Ghent
"a load of excellent materials on theory"
Steve Baker - A Level Media Studies Site
"contains a wealth of clear summaries of a good range of media issues and debates"
Computers in Teaching Initiative: Textual Studies
"this communication studies, cultural studies, and media Web site will prove a treasure chest"
NetSurfer Digest
"useful site with some good materials"
Professor John Lye, Department of English, Brock University
"...a load of stuff here that is potentially useful for media sociology .... also a very nice-looking site"
Sociology Central
"Excellent site for theory/project work"
Belfast Institute of FHE
"Excellent introduction to the field"
Greg Meyers, Lancaster University Department of Linguistics and Modern English Language
"Hot Site of the Month"
The School Page
"impressive"
Ian Hodgson, School of Health Studies, University of Bradford
"useful and interesting"
Tim Roufs, Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology, University of Minnesota Duluth
"surprisingly good"
David Gauntlett at www.theory.org.uk, Institute of Communication Studies, University of Leeds
"BRILLIANT resource collection"
Andrew Johnson at Mania Web, University of Canterbury, NZ
"excellent"
Dept. of Media and Communication
Faculty of Arts, University of Oslo
"has a wonderful section on the A Level project - with lots of useful advice"
d Overbroeks College, Oxford
"Cool resource for students of communications and media studies"
- Autumn Workman, Bllomington School of Public and Environmental Affairs
"A particularly good site, full of detail and very useful material"
Dr Paul Trowler, Education Studies Home Page, University of Central Lancashire
"extensive .... information rich"
Southern States Communication Association
"obligatory for teachers and students of communication"
Cantinho do Rui - educational resources on the Internet
"the format is desperate
Why ... is your site so f**in difficult to use????"
Pete Mitchell
"provides a background for understanding all types of communication"
Frazar Memorial Library, McNeese State University
Usefulness: Excellent (5 out of 5)
Accuracy: Excellent (5 out of 5)
Ease of use: Good (4 out of 5)
adam - gateway to art, design, architecture and media information
Featured in the Site of the Week Archive at the University of Queensland's Communication and Cultural Studies site
"contains a wealth of clear summaries of a good range of media issues and debates"
CTI Textual Studies
"Cultural studies and media students and teachers, as well as others interested in the academic exploration of communication, culture, and society, will find an incredible resource at this 'infobase'."
MediaChannel
"...scores high marks for interactivity although we found navigation a little difficult at times ... definitely worth a visit"
Social Science Teacher
"Cool resource for students of communications and media studies"
The School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
"An excellent site focusing on communication, cultural and media studies. "
communicationresearch.org
"excellent database designed for undergraduate use"
University of Auckland Library
"If you're interested in communication, the media, and cultural studies you're bound to find something that interests you "
Vanderbilt University's LTSeek
'impressive site'
Prof. Hervé Varenne, Teachers' College, Columbia University
included in the resources of the National Grid for Learning
included in the resources of FE Resources for Learning
'Great site to learn basic concepts'
School of imagearts, Ryerson University
'thorough and usable guide those new to the subject'
FE Resources Guide to Media Studies, Regional Support Centre, Yorkshire and Humber
'contains lots of information on ownership and control of the media, essays, and useful links, amongst other things'
'Sociology' by Fulcher and Scott, Student Resource Page, Oxford University Press
' a key learning resource to support students studying on Media courses'
Wiltshire College
'The best Site for A/AS level revision and reference'
Filton College Media Links
'An excellent site and infobase for theory/project work'
Concordia International University, Estonia: Media Links Page
'Excellent database designed for undergraduate use. '
Resources for Women Studies papers, University of Auckland
'Comprehensive site on social theory'
Prof Richard Smith, University of Durham School of Education
'a great range of theory about communication and related fields'
Bond University Library
'On y trouve beaucoup d'informations intéressantes et bien documentées, et sa consultation fera la joie de toute personne qui s'intéresse à ces matières. .... Une bonne adresse, particulièrement pour les étudiants. '
Agence Science-Presse
Web Ratings Award
top five site of the week 		CM award