media literacy

Teach Media Literacy

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:50:29 -0400

Full article: The Atlantic
Jared Keller
One must learn to weed out incendiary polemics and agitprop from the whirling online maelstrom to become an informed and thoughtful citizen. To better equip our youth to navigate this fray, we should make media literacy a feature of public education.

Nichole Pinkard Teaches Students to Take Control of Digital Media

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:59:16 -0400

Full article: Chicago Public Radio
Alison Cuddy
Nicole Pinkard is convinced that young people need to take more control of how digital technology shapes their world. And to do that she founded the Digital Youth Network, a program to develop media literacy among youth on Chicago's south side.

We're All Fact-Checkers Now

Stevie Converse — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:08:29 -0400

Full article: Huffington Post
Esther Dyson
Spin, propaganda, and censorship persist in journalism, but with one big difference: Almost anyone can now operate as a reporter. How can we ensure that these self-nominated reporters respect the truth? Everyone has to become a better reader -- more skeptical and more curious.

Obama Declares October 2009 as National Information Literacy Awareness Month

Stevie Converse — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:21:37 -0400

Full article: WhiteHouse.gov
President Barack Obama has declared October 2009 as National Information Literacy Awareness Month. He is calling upon the people of the United States to recognize the important role information plays in our daily lives, and appreciate the need for a greater understanding of its impact.

Students to Study Twitter and Blogs in British Primary Schools Shakeup

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:14:32 -0400

Full article: Guardian
Polly Curtis
Children in Great Britain will no longer have to study the Victorians or the second world war under proposals to overhaul the primary school curriculum. However, the draft plans will require children to master Twitter and Wikipedia and give teachers far more freedom to decide what youngsters should be concentrating on in classes.

Why Media Brands Can't Be Trusted

Stevie Converse — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:32:40 -0400

Full article: Op Ed News
Rory O'Connor
Leading online credibility researchers are now examining the filtering role that online brands are playing, and have come to some surprising -- and in some cases downright scary -- conclusions about their effect.

Proposal Unveiled to Hire 50 Laid-Off Journalists to Teach 'News Literacy' to College Students

Stevie Converse — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:24:03 -0400

Full article: Media Giraffe Project
Bill Densmore
Stony Brook University unveiled a proposal to hire 50 laid-off journalists to undergo training this summer and join dozens of U.S. university campuses in the fall to teach "news literacy" to non-journalism majors.

News and Information as Digital Media Come of Age

Stevie Converse — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:05:18 -0500

Full article: Citizen Media Law Project
David Ardia
After a year of study, countless meetings, and at least two conferences, a team of researchers at the Berkman Center have released a series of papers exploring the potential and challenges of the emerging networked digital media environment.

Be Aware of Media's Power: Once You Are, Use It for Good

Stevie Converse — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:51:26 -0500

Full article: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Cindi Kurczewski
Media Literacy provides a framework to access, analyze, evaluate and create messages in a variety of forms. We fail our children -- and ourselves -- by not embracing media literacy.

IFC Media Project's Town Hall Held at MIT

Stevie Converse — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:16:13 -0500

Full article: Bostonist
The IFC Media Project's town hall at MIT focused on coverage of crime in the media, particularly TV news. MSNBC's Tucker Carlson, NPR's Juan Williams, and Free Press Executive Director Josh Silver were among the panelists.