“Media literacy skills are important to develop so we can discern manipulative discourses, false narratives, and misrepresentations in media. When we have those types of skills, we can correct content and avoid internalizing harmful messaging. Yet, media literacy skills are not so easy to develop — especially in climates where many content creators proffer disinformation. We think if as a society at-large we will ever reach a more perfect union, media engagers need to recognize when those attempts are occurring in real time, in content, to correct course. So that means media literacy requires a commitment to consciousness and to a lifetime of learning.”
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Why Media Literacy is a Must:
Remote Possibilities
In this podcast with MarketScale, Bites Media talks about the importance of media literacy and how schools can take direct action to empower their students to not fall for misinformation. [
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Radio Interview: Media Literacy with
Sherri Hope Culver
In a radio segment with 92.5 XTU, Sherri Hope Culver, the director of the Center for Media and Information Literacy at Temple University, talks about the definition of media literacy, how media forms have changed over time, and how to navigate “information overload.” [
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Podcast: Media Literacy with Ava Montgomery
Ava Montgomery, founder and chief considerations officer of Conscious Media Consulting, LLC, spoke with the podcast
Serenity Wellness & More
about what conscious media literacy means and how history impacts media and media representation. [
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Media mindfulness for a digital age
In an article in the
St. Louis Review
, NAMLE Board Member Julie Smith talks about how media literacy can help people distinguish what is real and true amidst the growing amount of misinformation online. In another article, Sister Nancy Usselmann, national director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies, explores how to be critical engagers of media and how to integrate a reflective and spiritual life with the media that we create and consume. [
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Helping seniors fight 'infodemic': Poynter's MediaWise combats misinformation
This article from
USA Today
reports on MediaWise’s new program which aims to equip people 50 and older with the skills to navigate misinformation about politics, health, and other critical topics. [
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Free Digital Citizenship & Online Safety Course
Cyber Civics is offering a free 7-day course for educators who want to teach middle school students how to navigate a tech-filled world. Topics will include screen time, critical thinking, cyberbullying, and reputation and relationships online. Participants will get digital citizenship lesson plans to use with their own students. [
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Nobias Finance Launch
Nobias, a media technology company aimed at providing users with insights on the bias and credibility of any article they read online, is launching their finance extension to help users detect the credibility of the financial news, tips and advice seen online. Join the BETA group and get the extension for free when the product launches. [
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Apply: 2020-2021 KQED Youth Takeover
KQED is partnering with San Francisco-area high school classrooms during the school year to help students pitch, write, and produce audio feature stories for broadcast. Students will receive feedback and guidance from KQED journalists and education professionals. Educators in the Bay Area that want to involve their class for the upcoming academic year can apply. Application deadline: August 1. [
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Newseum Education Free Webinars
Fighting Fake News
August 5 @ 1 p.m. ET
Explore the problem of fake news in today’s media landscape, what qualifies as “fake” news, and why people should care what is reliable. [
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Media Ethics
August 19 @ 1 p.m. ET
During this webinar, participants will consider the ethical issues journalists face as they strive to be accurate, fair, and clear in their reporting. The webinar will also explore the issues journalists may encounter when on the job, including privacy, anonymous sources, and the pressure to be first. [
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Education Resources: Identities
This list from the Critical Media Project includes useful links to various social justice resources like organizations, initiatives, media outlets, bibliographies, studies, and reports on topics related to age, class, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, and others. [
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Video and Lesson: What Does It Mean to be Anti-Racist?
The latest episode of
Above The Noise
from KQED dives into what anti-racism means and how it's changing the conversation on race. For middle or high school educators, the video also includes a lesson plan and activity that can be done by students while learning remotely during school closures. [
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How to Vote in Every State
With the U.S. presidential election coming up, check out this YouTube series for advice and tips on how U.S. citizens and military members can register and vote in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., the U.S. territories, and abroad. This project is part of MediaWise’s Voter Project, which aims to educate college students on how to be prepared and better informed as they vote for the first time in the 2020 election. [
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Teaching about Elections and Voting Resources
The Teaching for Democracy Alliance (TFDA) offers more than 150 resources, lesson plans, games, discussion guides, research, videos, teacher professional development materials, and more to support teachers and administrators interested in strengthening civic learning in their classroom or institution. The rubric offers a holistic approach to teaching about elections and voting.
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Research: A Profile of the Youngest Eligible Voters in 2020
New research from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University offers insight into the political attitudes and inclinations of the newest prospective voters, including their media consumption and creation habits. The analysis provides a look at how COVID-19 is influencing youth engagement with the election and recommendations for how election administrators, educational institutions, news media, and political campaigns and parties can mobilize this demographic in the months ahead. [
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Speak Up! Your Guide to Changing the World, Online and Off
Thanks to social media, it’s easier than ever to share views and encourage others to join a cause. This guide from MediaSmarts for teens and adults shows ways to use social networks to make their voices heard and make a difference. [
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Lesson: How Netflix Thumbnails Keep You Watching
This lesson plan from Common Sense Education includes a video and discussion activity for students in grades 8-12 to think about the tactics that Netflix and other media companies use to get their attention, and keep it. The lesson will also help students consider how media companies use the data they collect from users.
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Analysis: The Most Credible Voices on
COVID-19? Women Journalists
In a sample of nearly 40,000 articles related to COVID-19, The Factual's credibility algorithm found that women journalists are more credible on average than men, accounting for 19 of the 25 most credible journalists and 58 of the top 100. The Factual’s algorithm analyzes individual articles for credibility based on the author’s topical expertise, the diversity of sources, the neutrality of the writing tone, and the historical reputation of the publishing site. Their analysis explores the issues women journalists face, how that contributes to their underrepresentation, and how that imbalance may affect the news readers consume. [
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Report: IP Literacy in Asia
According to a new report from the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding, the intellectual property (IP) systems of China, South Korea, and Singapore are relatively new but they have made embracing IP values a high priority while Europe and the United States may not be keeping pace with the more curriculum-based education initiatives in Asia. This research is intended to help educators, IP professionals, lawmakers, and investors appreciate the importance of IP and the growing seriousness that high-growth Asian economies have related to IP. [
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Michelle Ciulla Lipkin
Associate Director
Donnell Probst
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Executive Board
Tony Streit, President
David Kleeman, Vice President
Gonca Latif-Schmitt, Treasurer
Dr. Kimberly Moffitt, Secretary
Erin Reilly, Past President
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