Goals of the MEA

The Media Ecology Association (MEA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the study, research, criticism, and application of media ecology in educational, industry, political, civic, social, cultural, and artistic contexts, and the open exchange of ideas, information, and research among the Association’s members.

On September 4, 1998, five of Neil Postman’s former students — Susan B. Barnes, Thomas F. Gencarelli, Paul Levinson, Casey Man Kong Lum, and Lance Strate — gathered at Fordham University and formed the Media Ecology Association. Following are the goals they established for the MEA:

To promote, sustain, and recognize excellence in media ecology scholarship, research, criticism, application, and artistic practice
To provide a network for fellowship, contacts, and professional opportunities
To serve as a clearinghouse for information related to academic programs around the world in areas pertinent to the study of media ecology
To promote community and cooperation among academic, private, and public entities mutually concerned with the understanding of media ecology
To provide opportunities for professional growth and development
To encourage interdisciplinary research and interaction
To encourage reciprocal cooperation and research among institutions and organizations
To provide a forum for student participation in an academic and professional environment
To advocate for the development and implementation of media ecology education at all levels of curricula