Our vision statement:

The Northwest Alliance for Responsible Media is an organization committed to monitoring the influence of media on our society, educating the community about this influence, and working with service professionals to influence the media to act responsibly in helping create a healthy environment for all.

Our mission statement:

We envision a community that:

• Understands the effect of media on our community and culture.
• Works with media to enhance the health and development of our community.
• Empowers youth and adults to become critical consumers of media.
• Encourages media to act as responsible, effective stewards of this critical public trust.

Our goals include:

• Explore positive solutions to the problem of media violence in the lives of our children.
• Organize and educate our community about media literacy and media responsibility.
• Plan and develop an effective resolution to the issues of media violence.

  We are located on the first floor of Schoenberg Center at Gonzaga University:

  • Phone: (509) 323-3578
  • Toll Free: (800) 986-9958
  • Fax: (509) 323-3566
  • E-Mail: nw-arm@gonzaga.edu
  • Office Hours:
  • Monday - By Appointment
  • Tuesday - 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday - By Appointment
  • Thursday - 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
  • Friday - By Appointment

  How can Northwest Alliance help us?

  Resource material and speakers:  Northwest Alliance for Responsible Media (NW-ARM) has a variety of resource materials of interest to parents, schools and other community members who are concerned about the influence of television and other media on our children. Our publications are for those who are seeking to become media-wise and are available to all the organization's members. The NW-ARM also has a speaker's bureau to help groups that want to hold a program on media literacy.

  The Department of Communication and Leadership Studies and The School of Professional Studies at Gonzaga University are the home for the Center for Media Literacy Excellence. The Center carries on the work of the Northwest Alliance for Responsible Media.

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