A bipartisan bill requiring New Jersey schools to teach students how to spot misinformation and other media literacy skills is heading to Governor Phil Murphy’s desk after winning unanimous Senate approval this week. The law projectwhich cleared the Assembly by wide margins last month, would require the state to create a set of information learning …

In line with government efforts at all levels to curb the spread of fake news, the Abuja Film Village (AFV) has launched its Films in Education Media Literacy campaign and is training secondary school students to champion the initiative. The event held on Monday at Government Secondary School, Garki, Zone 10, Abuja, was organized in …

Posted: November 16, 2022 Photo by Toa Heftiba via Unsplash Media literacy and discernment: how to protect children in the digital age? By the Movieguide® team Major social media companies like Twitter, Facebook and TikTok continue to raise red flags for parents, teachers and now even affected state lawmakers who say the platforms endanger the …

Diablo Valley College hosted Dr. Allison Butler on October 20 for “Building Media Literacy in Higher Education,” a critical media literacy workshop held both virtually and on campus. The event was organized by DVC’s Journalism Department, Social Sciences Focus Area and Project Censored. “We learn so much about our world through the media,” Butler said …

A joint forum on media education was organized by UNESCO in Cambodia in collaboration with the Department of Media and Communication of the Royal University of Phnom Penh on 4 November. PHOTO PROVIDED Media literacy refers to the ability to think objectively about information that a person comes into contact with through general media and, …

NEW YORK — St. Demetrios High School 11th graders Frida Kasimis and Kaliopi Tsiros, along with 12th grader Antonia Kouridakis, were invited to visit Twitter’s New York headquarters and participate in conversations with journalists, educators and their own peers on the topics of school culture, anti-bullying and respect for fundamental rights on October 24 as …

Stealth advertising – marketing that is indistinguishable from other content – is a growing problem for children and teens that is attracting the attention of federal regulators. This is a big reason why schools should also pay more attention to the problem. According to Girard Kelly, director of Common Sense Media’s privacy program, they should …

As the United States becomes increasingly politically and socially polarized, fingers are pointing in all directions speculating on who or what is to blame. The accusations are limitless – poor social structures, negligent media executives, unethical politicians and more. For Daniela DiGiacomo, an assistant professor in the School of Information Studies at the College of …

You’ve heard me say it before. Young citizens of Missouri need a new survival skill: media literacy. In today’s media frenzy, we are all overwhelmed by the sheer volume of what we hear on the radio, what we see online, and what we hear from social media. Unfortunately, much of what we see is opinionated …

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Illinois has become the first state in the nation to require media literacy to be taught in schools thanks to the tenacity of a Naperville Central High School alumnus. Starting this school year, Illinois high school students are learning to decipher fact from fiction through lessons mandated by law. Lessons cover things like how to …

Open days on media education were held on 6 October in Belgrade and on 7 October in Novi Sad, within the framework of the joint European Union/Council of Europe action “Freedom of expression and freedom of media in Serbia (JUFREX 2)” and in cooperation with the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media of Serbia (Regulatory Authority). …

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) has completed fake news prevention and awareness training for 19.72 lakh students in grades 5 to 10, in the third phase of the education program on fake news. digital media of Satyameva Jayathe. The program which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on February 10, 2020 …

wicket game subsidiary Wegesrand announces two new episodes in the media education app “Wo ist Goldi” with the Bavarian Digital Ministry. The project was worth €550,000 when it was launched in March 2021 and the latest episodes are out today on October 6, 2022. wicket gameWegesrand, a subsidiary of Wegesrand, announces with the Bavarian Digital …

Oklahoma State University’s School of Media and Strategic Communications has incorporated a Virtual Reality Media Primer into the curriculum of the new Esports Certificate Program. The course was first introduced this fall semester. The Esports Certificate Program aims to provide OSU students with an introduction to the world of esports from a business and event …

Skye Cooley, a professor at OSU, offers students interested in esports an opportunity to get involved in virtual reality. Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Media contact: Jordan Bishop | Editor, Brand Management Department | 405-744-7193 | [email protected] Oklahoma State University’s School of Media and Strategic Communications (SMSC) has incorporated a Virtual Reality Media Primer course into …

WILKES BARRE, PA – AUGUST 02: David Reinert holds up a large ‘Q’ sign while queuing to see … [+] President Donald J. Trump during his rally August 2, 2018 at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. “Q” stands for QAnon, a conspiracy theory group that has been seen at recent …

A new law in Illinois allows high schools to teach media literacy to students in all subjects. In case skeptics are tempted to present this as some sort of clandestine plot to indoctrinate children, it is the exact opposite. There is no other goal here than to arm young people with better tools to tell …

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — In Paul Blakesley’s social studies class, history and media literacy collide. “I don’t think it’s too early to start thinking about what I believe, what I find important, how do I get this information, who do I listen to, what do I read “Blakesley said. Blakesley taught at Palmer High …

Imagine you are sitting in a high school algebra class and reading a word problem. Both Ali and Bo receive $150 speeding tickets. Bo earns $7,000 a month and Ali only earns $1,000. Bo can save $200 a month, but Ali can only save $50. So how long will it take each person to pay …

Children and adults alike are bombarded with questionable information daily, whether it’s fake TikTok videos about the war in Ukraine, targeted ads on Facebook, or climate change misinformation on TV. The challenge for schools is to prepare students to enter adulthood ready to detect bias and recognize when they are being manipulated. But, apparently, schools …

KINGSTON, RI – September 16, 2022 – A new partnership between a University of Rhode Island professor and a national nonprofit organization will give schools and communities across the country access to a tool that measures how well students are well equipped to spot false or misleading information. The Media Literacy Lab, led by URI …

NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to Yonty Friesem of Columbia College Chicago about a new law in Illinois that requires high school students to take media literacy classes. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: An Illinois law went into effect with the start of the school year requiring media literacy classes for all high school students. The law is …

Punjab University (central unit) Department of Digital Media and National Press Trust (NPT) have entered into an agreement (MoU) to promote digital media education and jointly organize training and educational development programs to improve the standards of journalism. In this regard, a ceremony was held at the office of the Vice-Chancellor during which the Vice-Chancellor …

MOOC Camp: English for Media Literacy for Educatorshosted by the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, WCIES and the Regional English Language Office in Tallinn The U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, the Warsaw Center for Education and Social Innovation and Training (WCIES), and the Regional English Language Office in Tallinn invite secondary and primary school English teachers to …

When Illinois high school students return to school this month, they will have new courses that lawmakers and Stanford researchers hope will prepare students to better detect misinformation and look for ulterior motives before to trust online news, social media and news sources. In 2019, Stanford researchers showed more than 3,000 American high school students …

EveryLibrary, a 501(c)4 political action committee, and the Delaware Library Association (DLA) this week celebrated the passage in the Delaware General Assembly of SB195, a media literacy bill that sets statewide standards for media education in Delaware schools. “SB195 is designed to enable students to think critically about media messaging and make informed civic and …

My six degrees of separation with Alex Jones, the convict County crazy conspiracies, goes through Scarlett Lewis, who has graced me with several interviews over the past few years. An alumnus of Boston University, where I work, she lost her 6-year-old son, Jesse, in the Sandy Hook shootings, which Jones mocked as a hoax. Last …

Like many young people around the world Today, Duch Utdom has grown using the internet and social media. He can browse the web easily. As a window to the world, his online activities partly influenced his decision to major in international relations at Paññasastra University in Cambodia, where he has been a student since 2018. …

Inside the latest Marine Corps doctrinal release is a hint of a new initiative – one focused on grassroots media literacy training. The term “media literacy” appears six times in Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 8 – Information, published in June. Robust training for this purpose is necessary, the document’s authors say, both to preserve the …

Two US Supreme Court justices, in a rare public discussion on education, said civics must involve more than teaching government, but should include citizenship duties as well as education to the media and critical thinking at a time when a lot of misinformation is spreading. “Most people think of civics as learning about government – …

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Improving media literacy for the general population is essential in this time of rapid digital innovation and, more worryingly, profitable and even militarized digital disruption. There is an urgent need for us to figure out how to combat misinformation through media literacy initiatives. We don’t have time to develop shiny materials or spend as much …

Sixteen years after the creation of Twitter, and we are still learning how deeply social media has permeated our society. It makes and breaks careers and headlines, it connects us and can irreversibly change someone’s life. So why aren’t public schools tackling it? Young Americans are spending more time using media than ever before, with …

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) today announced they have introduced two bicameral laws to strengthen education to the media to equip Americans with the skills to identify misinformation and disinformation online. The Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act would create a grant program to the …

The National Association for Media Literacy (NAMLE) has selected the PBS Media Literacy Educator certification by KQED for the Media Literate Media Award 2022. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to media literacy made by media professionals with a national scope. Past recipients of this award are Bill Moyers, Snopes.com, On the Media/WNYC, and PBS News …

A trio of Democrats introduced two bicameral bills aimed at building the media skills of students and veterans by funding educational programs nationwide. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), a leading sponsor of the Senate bills, said Thursday that the effort “will help combat disinformation and disinformation campaigns that seek to manipulate perceptions and sow division”. “These …

De Abreu, Belinha S. (2022). Media Literacy for Justice: Lessons for Changing the World. ALA Neal-Schuman. Yohuru Williams’ foreword opens Media Literacy for Justice: Lessons for Changing the World calling for a global village where young people can engage in informed dialogues about “equity, justice in health outcomes, environmental justice, and a host of other …

Online platforms are full of examples of misinformation – from WhatsApp messages offering a miraculous cure for COVID, to social media posts claiming a politician said something he didn’t. This is increasingly common in South Africa. More than 75% of South Africans say they regularly come across political information that they consider false. Eight out …

Do you understand movies and TV? It seems like every day I see an argument on social media about a movie or TV show, and every day I see the argument being made in bad faith through a basic lack of education to the media. If you want to speak competently about movies and TV …

That’s why, this spring, we launched a redesigned version of KQED Teach, our free, award-winning professional development platform designed for educators to improve their media literacy skills. Rather than simply providing pedagogical or curricular support to teachers, our learning-by-doing approach helps educators improve their own media literacy and plan instruction to support their students’ media …

Mali Ogawo, a pupil of Kirawa Driver School in Class Eight, is studying online at her home following lessons from a school teacher in Nairobi, Kiambu County. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Like millions of students in Kenya, young Eva Jerotich has access to her mother’s smartphone. At just 10 years old, she is able to navigate …

Since February, Poynter’s first social initiative in digital media education MediaWise launched a micro learning course in four languages ​​around the world. The course is designed to help people become more critical consumers of the vast amount of information they see and share online. With the support of Meta, citizens of Brazil, France, Spain and …