These are among the many impacts of youth media programs, including news literacy programming, discussed at the April 29, 2014, “Power of Youth Voice Evidence and Action” convening of more than 100 stakeholders in youth development and youth media, including educators, funders and policymakers. During the event, results from “Life After Youth Media: Insights about […]
Pro-violence and anti-democratic messages on the Internet
This study concerns how the Internet and social media are used to promote anti-democratic messages aimed at young persons that encourage the use of violence for a political or ideological cause, and how to equip young persons to resist such messages. The study examines how Swedish right-wing extremists, left-wing extremists and militant jihadists use the […]
Exploring the links between media literacy and radicalisation
Watch the recording of the M&L Talking Heads: Mind over Media – Exploring the links between media literacy and radicalisation This webinar series is organised by the Media & Learning Association and features presentations and talks related to the themes and interests of the association. This includes those themes underlining the Media & Learning Association […]
The Children’s Media Foundation
The Children’s Media Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to ensuring UK kids have the best possible media choices, on all platforms and at all ages. We initiate and support campaigns to improve funding and regulation, and we inform policy-makers, the press and parents about the issues in the children’s media landscape. We bring together […]
European Youth Press
About us: The European Youth Press (EYP) is a network of young media makers with 26 member organisations, gathering 60,000+ young journalists. EYP strives to promote the role of youth media and the freedom of press in Europe and beyond. EYP manages projects and events such as the European Youth Media Days, organises seminars and […]
Has Digital Changed Play? (Presentation)
Takeaway: – Play is hugely important for children. It helps them develop, learn, reflect on life and sort out events. – Very few children feel that they are too old to play: only 6% of 7-12 year olds do. – Digital has not “killed” play. The context in which children play has changed; some of […]
How Media Literacy Supports Civic Engagement in a Digital Age
Young people are making active use of the Internet in ways that may or may not contribute to civic engagement. Whereas some scholars believe that civic engagement arises naturally from digital media use, others believe that media literacy education is needed to provide the cognitive and social scaffolding that systematically supports civic engagement. Research with […]
Digital natives? New and old media and children’s outcomes
Abstract: The current generation of young children has been described as ‘digital natives’, having been born into a ubiquitous digital media environment. They are envisaged as educationally independent of the guided interaction provided by ‘digital immigrants’: parents and teachers. This article uses data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) to study the development […]
From Reading Aloud to the Web – The media worlds of young children.
The generation of young children (between 0 and 5 years old) grow up in media worlds that do not only differ from those of previous generations but also transport quite different learning and experiential conditions from the children’s room into the class room. The children of today live with books to be read aloud and […]
Children’s Media Association
Children’s Media Association (CMA) is a nonprofit organization comprised of professionals who are committed to creating and distributing thoughtful, entertaining media to children and young adults. CMA supports this community by producing educational events, promoting professional development, and helping our members to lead, innovate, and shape the future of children’s media. CMA provides… – Educational […]
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