The "Youth as E-Citizens" project was initiated by the Washington,
DC-based Center for Media Education. With the closing of the Center for Media Education
in the fall of 2003, the project joined the Center for Social Media at American University's
School of Communication.
Kathryn Montgomery served as president of the Center for Media Education (CME), which
she co-founded in 1991.
During her tenure at CME, Montgomery's research, publications, and testimony helped frame the national
public policy debate on a range of critical media issues. She led a coalition of child advocacy, health,
and education groups in a series of successful advocacy campaigns, leaving behind a legacy of policies
on behalf of children and families. They include: a Federal Communications Commission rule requiring a
minimum of three hours per week of educational/informational television programming for children; a
content-based ratings system for TV programs; and the first federal legislation to protect children's
privacy on the Internet. Dr. Montgomery has joined the faculty of the School of Communication and now co-directs the Center for
Social Media.
Barbara Gottlieb, former deputy director of the Center for Media Education,
is the project director of “Youth as E-Citizens” and has been named research director of the
Center for Social Media.
Lisa M. Mayo designed the “Youth as E-Citizens” website.
Kathryn Montgomery served as president of the Center for Media Education (CME), which
she co-founded in 1991.
During her tenure at CME, Montgomery's research, publications, and testimony helped frame the national
public policy debate on a range of critical media issues. She led a coalition of child advocacy, health,
and education groups in a series of successful advocacy campaigns, leaving behind a legacy of policies
on behalf of children and families. They include: a Federal Communications Commission rule requiring a
minimum of three hours per week of educational/informational television programming for children; a
content-based ratings system for TV programs; and the first federal legislation to protect children's
privacy on the Internet. Dr. Montgomery has joined the faculty of the School of Communication and now co-directs the Center for
Social Media.
