Mindful Media Makers
"Who's pulling your strings?"
Mindful Media Makers is an engaging
puppet-led video series paired with a
ready-to-use media literacy curriculum.
Designed for classrooms and after-school programs, the series spotlights an underdog newsroom in the Inland Empire as they wrestle with bias, sponsorship, and storytelling using the five essential questions of media literacy.
Ready to become a
Mindful Media Maker?
Designed with teacher input, the lessons are easy to implement, yet impactful for students—building skills in media literacy, digital citizenship, and critical thinking. By aligning with district goals and educational standards, MMM ensures that every activity not only sparks curiosity but also supports meaningful learning outcomes across content areas.
From Classrooms
to Newsrooms
The current Mindful Media Makers movement is powered by the IE Journalism Innovation Hub + Fund to be a grassroots collaboration between local storytellers, newsrooms, and puppeteers to fortify media literacy tool kits for the coming generations
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Independent and public-interest news outlets
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Libraries and media literacy nonprofits
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College/university journalism/media programs
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Corporate partners with clear values in education, ethics, or media transparency
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Meet The Team
TRY OUR FIRST FULL LESSON
Equip yourself with some vocabulary words and follow Panchito through the lesson.
Then, take everything you've learned about how media is constructed and make your own DIY Zine!