Changes in technology have opened up a new kind of participatory citizenry; one in which engaged citizens’ blog, post, tweet, upload, create, and otherwise interact with others online. This paper explores the intersection of media and information literacy with civic participation by examining three specific programs operating in the United States. These projects include «Powerful […]
City Kids
Founded by Laurie Meadoff in 1985, The CityKids Foundation has established and maintained cutting edge youth development programs, training tens of thousands of diverse young people, by providing opportunities for personal growth, leadership, and artistic expression. Laurie was inspired to create CityKids after a visit to the Albany Empire in London, a social services and […]
Violence in the Media
Early research on the effects of viewing violence on television — especially among children — found a desensitizing effect and the potential for aggression. Is the same true for those who play violent video games? Full article: http://www.apa.org/action/resources/research-in-action/protect.aspx
The risks and rewards of being an adolescent in the digital age
Adolescents are avid users of mobile devices. Close to 80 percent of adolescents in the United States now own a mobile phone and they are using them to send, on average, 60 text messages per day (Lenhart, 2012). As mobile devices become ever-present in the adolescents’ lives, parents, educators and policy-makers are asking about the […]
Political Engagement During a Presidential Election Year: A Case Study of Media Literacy Students
This exploratory, mixed-methods study uses data gathered during the previous U.S. presidential election in 2012 to evaluate student political engagement and digital culture. Survey results and media diary entries revealed that college students enrolled in a media literacy course during Super Tuesday or Election Day gravitated toward low-barrier political actions and expressive modes of citizenship, […]
Connecting the dots: Media & Information Literacy, Preventing Violent Extremism, and the Global Goals
Most of the efforts to prevent young people’s attraction towards violent extremism fall on ears that are mainly already immune to the lure of violence connected to some form of religious extremism. Many research and studies indicate that social exclusion (real or perceived) is in fact the main engine that pushes young people towards violent […]
Teen Voices
Teen Voices at Women’s eNews is a fresh stage in the evolution of Teen Voices, a print publication and mentoring program that began in Boston in 1988. In 2013, the organization entrusted Women’s eNews to retain the brand and expand the Teen Voices mission on a global scale through adult-written articles that put girls’ voices […]
Remaking Social Media for the Next Revolution
A hero of the Egyptian revolution laments the limits of social media and hopes to improve online dialogue. In 2011, Wael Ghonim was a Google executive in Cairo who helped launch the Egyptian revolution. His Facebook page, expressing outrage about a young man killed by police, became a rallying point for protests that led to […]
Consortium for Media Literacy (Newsletter April 2016)
In this issue of Connections, we are excited to offer another addition to the Voices of Media Literacy project with pioneer Victor C. Strasburger, MD. Dr. Strasburger, a pediatrician and media enthusiast, has researched children and media for more than 30 years. Our MediaLit Moments activity The Art and Craft of Magazine Covers examines the […]
CALL FOR PAPERS — Media Literacy and Disabilities Journal of Media Literacy Education
Interest in the needs of students with disabilities has been a longstanding dimension of media literacy education. For example, researchers have found that a media literacy curriculum significantly enhanced media literacy competencies of emotionally disturbed students and students with learning disabilities. Pediatricians who used cameras as an intervention with young patients at the children hospital, […]
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