Students, journalists, and media scholars explore discuss the media we consume and how we make sense of information.

At some point, swimming in the endless sea of information became too onerous of a task. Although the digital sphere has made content far more accessible than ever, some say media literacy and critical ...

The Digital Media Literacy Guidebook, from a rights-based and critical perspective, calls upon all stakeholders, from journalists to educators, rights advocates, and civil society, to the public, to ...

Last month, the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) introduced its annual conference by announcing, “Media literacy has many connections with social justice; in fact, many would ...

It is imperative that our students come to a learning environment that allows appropriate investigations, engagement, and hands on experiences with media. There is no doubt that the media plays an ...

Teenagers spend an average of seven hours a day on their phones during their free time. TikTok has fast become one of Gen Z’s primary sources for information despite the site's major misinformation ...

The Instagram headline was pithy and alarming: “Head of Pfizer Research: Covid Vaccine is Female Sterilization.” And the report, from a murky source, could have had real-world consequences, coming in ...

Think of all the things you read in a day — emails, books, and the news. What about Facebook posts, Instagram captions, Tweets, editorials, ads, and subtitles? How about maps, memes, and infographics?

In an environment where news and information spreads like wildfire, sometimes without moderation for what’s fact versus rumor ...

Almost 70% of surveyed parents with 13- to 17-year olds at home believe teens have it harder compared to previous generations, the Pew Research Center found in an August poll. The reason, according to ...

Children and adults alike get bombarded with questionable information every day, whether it’s fake TikTok videos on the war in Ukraine, targeted ads on Facebook, or disinformation on climate change on ...

Tech experts, lawmakers and other public officials have long been warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence — especially when it comes to doctored or fake news sources. As such, schools ...