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Aliza Dichter
Female
- liza@mediaactioncenter.org
- Role(s)
- Activist/Advocate
Current Institutional Affiliation(s)
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Center for International Media Action
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Biography
Aliza Dichter is co-founder and co-director of the Center for International Media Action (CIMA). Previously, she helped found the nonprofit MediaChannel.org, serving as Senior Editor and Education Coordinator. Aliza has helped with the planning and launch of many media-activist initiatives including the Action Coalition for Media Education, the Youth Free Expression Network and Communication Rights in the Information Society. She sits on the board of Women In Media and News (WIMN), a women's media-analysis, training and advocacy organization. Aliza has conducted workshops and presentations for thousands of activists, and is a workshop leader for the United Methodist Seminar Program on issues of media, peace and justice. Her articles have been published by Alternet, Media File, The Indypendent and the Media Development journal. Aliza was the 2005 "Visionary In Residence" at Dartmouth College's Center for Women and Gender.
Publications and Resources
Journal Articles
- Aliza Dichter. Where are the people in the ‘public interest’? U.S. media activism and the search for a constituency. Media Development. 2004. http://www.wacc.org.uk/wacc/publications/media_development
- Aliza Dichter. Is this what media democracy looks like?. Media Development. 2003. http://www.wacc.org.uk/wacc/publications/media_development