Fake news stories can have real-life consequences. On Sunday, police said a man with a rifle who claimed to be “self-investigating” a baseless online conspiracy theory entered a Washington, D.C., pizzeria and fired the weapon inside the restaurant. So, yes, fake news is a big problem. These stories have gotten a lot of attention, with […]
Beyond literacy and voice in youth media production
When analyzing young people’s media projects, it is easy to get excited about “youth voice” as a site of free expression and social critique. Tempting as this is, media scholars, as well as young producers and adult mentors, note the varied, often contradictory, voices and interests at play within youth videos, photography exhibitions, and other […]
The struggle over media literacy
The goal of media literacy is to help people become sophisticated citizens rather than sophisticated consumers. The authors argue against a purely ‘text-centred’ approach in which media texts can be deconstructed and analyzed so we can choose among them. Instead, media literacy should integrate a textual analysis with questions of production and reception. An analysis […]
Critical media literacy: Research, theory, and practice
Literacy is on the verge of reinventing itself. Luke and Elkins (1998), recently appointed editors of the Journal of Adolescent and Adult literacy, noted in their first issue of the journal that the potential for such reinvention is reflected in the way “texts and literate” practices of everyday lie are changing at an unprecedented and […]
International Journal of Media and Information Literacy
Журнал публикует материалы, статьи о результатах исследований в области медиаобразования на английском языке. Редакция приглашает к публикации статей о своих достижениях как специалистов из России, так и зарубежных партнеров. Наш журнал научных публикаций и научных статей перед выходом представляет материалы на рецензирование независимым экспертам, не входящим в штат сотрудников журнала, проводящим исследования в подобных областях. […]
International Journal of Media and Information Literacy
The journal publishes the scientific articles, concerning the results of research in the field of media education. The articles are accepted only in English. The Editorial Board welcomes articles from both Russian and foreign researchers. This is an open access journal. The journal does not have article processing charges (APCs) and article submission charges. The […]
Teaching and reaching the millennial generation through media literacy
From Gutenberg to Gates, from the invention of the printing press to the emergence of digital communication, technology has transformed the way we produce, distribute, and receive information. In turn, new technology challenges our understanding of what it means to be literate. During the Gutenberg era, only a small number of clergy, scholars, and scribes […]
Toward critical media literacy: Core concepts, debates, organizations, and policy
Media literacy education is not as advanced in the USA as in several other English speaking areas, such as Great Britain, Canada, and Australia. Despite decades of struggle since the 1970s by individuals and groups, media education is still only reaching a small percentage of K/12 schools in the US. While some major inroads have […]
Common Sense
Common Sense Media is a national organization led by concerned parents and individuals with experience in child advocacy, public policy, education, media, and entertainment. Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the media and entertainment lives of kids and families. It recognizes that media and entertainment profoundly impact the social, emotional, and physical development of […]
Center for Media and Information Literacy (CMIL)
The Center for Media and Information Literacy was established in 2012 at the School of Media and Communication, Temple University as a hub for research, outreach, education, and professional development on issues involving media literacy and information literacy locally, nationally, and internationally. The work is strategically aligned around three areas: Scholarship: Develop projects and partnerships […]
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