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Animals in Film and TV — PETA’s site for protection of animals used in film (U.S. context). Users can report abuse and see alternatives to use of live animal actors.

Center for Environmental Filmmaking (at American University)

DawnWatch — An animal news watch group whose listserv alerts you to major news stories on animals so you can give the media feedback.

Society of Environmental Journalism (SEJ) — also gives awards

Animal Rights Media

The Animals Voice (and “Earthlings”) magazines

The Dodo animal news organization

Jane Unchained — “video for the voiceless” animal rights media blog by broadcast reporter Jane Velez-Mitchell.

Fur Bearer Defender Radio podcasts and blog (Canada)

Psychology Today’s Animal Emotions column by biologist Dr. Marc Bekoff. Also see his book Rewilding Our Hearts as Chapter 4 is his instructions for how to “rewild the media”

Species Unite podcasts

Their turn — website for animals rights news, commentary and calls to action.

Vegan Easy Magazine (Australia)

We Animals — photojournalism record of nonhumans in the human environment (by Jo-Anne McArthur)

Sympathy at Slaughter – Canadian group who documents farmed animals headed to slaughter and spreads photos and videos on social media. YouTube Channel is here. Instagram feed is here (video and stills).

Radio Free Georgia’s “In Tune to Nature” eco & animal protection radio program (Wednesdays 6:30pm EST wrfg.org), (archived as podcasts). Co-hosted by Carrie Freeman, co-founder of animalsandmedia.org.  www.facebook.com/intunetonature

Radio Free Georgia’s “Second Opinion Radio” animal rights radio program (Wednesdays 6pm EST streaming at wrfg.org). Hosted by Melody Paris of Georgia Animal Rights & Protection.

Media Reform Organizations

Adbusters anti-commercialism organization and magazine

Center for Public Integrity (in support of investigative journalism) 

PR Watch by the Center for the Study of Media & Democracy 

Wildlife Filmmaking: IWFF Guidelines for Ethical Wildlife Filmmaking by the Center for Environmental Filmmaking and the International Wildlife Film Festival.