This paper, part of which was presented at the 12th annual AMICAL conference at the American University in Bulgaria held in Blagoevgrad, on 29 May 2015, reports on a doctoral research project which explores the meaning and role of information literacy in higher education and lifelong learning. It also highlights an information literacy initiative at […]
Digital Media, Transformative Education and Democratic Praxis (new book: Call for articles)
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS (deadline: September 1, 2017) More information, please go to link New digital communication technologies offer great promise as tools, platforms and spaces for the cultivation of empowering, liberatory educational practices as well as for the development and circulation of diverse and counter-hegemonic perspectives. These same technologies have provoked a terrific amount of […]
Unpacking Gender Bias in Advertising
New joint research from The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media at Mount Saint Mary’s University and J. Walter Thompson New York, in collaboration with University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering, analyzed more than 2,000 films from the Cannes Lions archive (English language only). It reveals that men get about four times […]
The Journal of Media Literacy (July 2017)
Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus of The Association for Media Literacy are proud to have been the guest editors of the Agency issue of The Journal of Media Literacy. We chose Agency as the issue’s theme because there is ongoing debate over how users can exercise agency within environments comprised of big data, multinational media […]
PROPAGANDA AND ITS TECHNIQUES
Why Propaganda Matters During the 20th century, there was plenty of public discourse about propaganda. Unfortunately, in recent years, the study of propaganda has diminished in many educational settings. At the same time, we are surrounded by more messages than ever with near-constant exposure to advertising, the 24-hour news cycle, and an ever-expanding array of […]
The Use of Social Media and Popular Culture to Advance Cross-Cultural Understanding
Although we live in a global society, educators face many challenges in finding meaningful ways to connect students to people of other cultures. This paper offers a case study of a collaboration between teachers in the US and Turkey, where 7th grade students interacted with each other via online social media as a means to […]
How to recognize false content online – the new 5 Ws
Everyone – online platforms, news organizations, individuals and civil society – has an important part to play in keeping hoaxes and false news from spreading by making sure that something is reliable before we share it. This tip sheet focuses on what individuals can do to recognize false content online. So when should you double-check […]
Seeking high-quality digital content for children in Turkey
What kind of digital content is available for children in Turkey? How are Turkish parents deciding rules about screen time and tablet use? What do children use tablets for? Burcu Izci and colleagues compare young children’s tablet use in Turkey and the US, and also the extent to which parents limit children’s access to tablet […]
A conversation with former FCC chairman Newton Minow
At the annual conference of the National Association for Media Literacy Education, Bob Garfield @OnTheMedia sat down with former FCC chairman Newton Minow to survey the “vast wasteland” of television. They discussed the Kennedy administration, the changing landscape of TV, and… Gilligan’s Island. And the need for Media Literacy. Link: http://www.wnyc.org/story/newton-minow-still-cares-about-media/Author: NPR On the Media […]
How NOT To Spot Fake News
a PBS Idea Channel YouTube video There’s been all kinds of talk recently about “fake news”, by which people normally mean incorrect or invented information, unsourced claims or patently outlandish assertions, often aimed at stirring the political … doo-doo. Fake news is even thought to have played a meaningful part the outcome of the the […]
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