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A deeply reflective account of identity, tracing a decades-long journey…

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When Michelle Hirschy and Dr. Nicholas Chan hosted me on their Growing Through It podcast, we kept returning to the same painful truth: parents and educators are worried, and for good reason. They are watching…

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Why Music MattersWritten by Catherine MorrisAn Opening Essay | MediaEd Insights | Music Education Edition | March 2026You, like most of us, can probably point to a moment in time when music made all the…

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Making Space: The Evolving Mixtape in RomaniaA Case Study | MediaEd Insights | Music Education Edition | March 2026Written by Dr. David Gracon…

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Rock ’n’ Roll Camp for Girls: An excerpt from "Sun Shining on Morning Snow"Written by Ingrid Hu DahlA Book Excerpt | MediaEd Insights | Music Education Edition | March 2026As I wrapped my final semester of…

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Spotify: Marketing "Mood" Over "Music"Written by Joe Rubin A Book Review | MediaEd Insights | Music Education Edition | March 2026…

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Music, Technology, and Open ExplorationWritten by Sarah EckerstorferA Case Study | MediaEd Insights | Music Education Edition | March 2026For the past four years, I have worked as an after school program…

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In Our Media Literacy Era: Fandom, Politics, and the Power of Critical SupportA Pre-Recorded Webinar | MediaEd Insights | Music Education Edition | March 2026Hosted by the Media Education Lab, Swifties for…

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On March 12, and 13th, 2026, we gathered at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and Integrated Marketing Communications for the MediaEd Research Jam, and I am still feeling energized by…

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Last month, I had the pleasure of meeting Penn State students exploring career opportunities at the Success in the City and JobExpo.Comm career fairs in New York City and State College, Pennsylvania. Together…

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Trump as pope, the Obamas as monkeys, and a hospital ship bound for Greenland: Artificial intelligence challenges our relationship with truthPresident Trump’s use of AI-manipulated images and videos is drawing…

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 Who Benefits? K-pop Demon Hunters and the Media EcosystemBy Sejin Kim Who benefited from the…

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Good vs. Evil and the Limits of Empathy in K-Pop Demon HuntersBy Elizaveta Friesem Narratives of good and evil are everywhere.…

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 What K-Pop Demon Hunters Teaches Us About Media Literacy EducationBy Hyeon-Seon JeongWhen K-Pop…

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 “Is Korea Really Like That?”: Teaching K-Content Literacy in the Age of Global MediaBy Jiwon Yoon…

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A few days ago, Sait Tuzel posted We've Been Teaching Kids for a Job Market That No Longer Exists. It is an important provocation for everyone who is or wants a seat at the education table.Tüzel argues that…

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How Media Literacy is Reconnecting Our EldersBy Aurra KawanzaruwaWe often talk about…

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Building Inclusive Global Alliances By Yonty FriesemI keep returning to a…

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Will AI Shape Our Communities?By Vasavi Sai Nunna Every scroll, like, and click you make online teaches an algorithm what kind of content…

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Being Villagers Together by Catherine Morris So many of us view the new year as a fresh start or a clean slate. While we look forward to…

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In Search of the “Renee Hobbs Media Literacy Scale” Over the past year, I’ve received a…

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 What happens when journalism operates in a deeply politicized media environment and how can…

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Summary and Reflection written by Sarah Eckerstorfer …

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On December 10, it was a pleasure to offer a keynote address at the MEDIA & FAMILY IN THE AGE OF…

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It was 16 years ago when I first learned about Student Reporting Labs, the initiative developed by…

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It’s my second visit to Argentina, and how happy I am to return!I’m here for the South American Business Forum, a student-run conference for 100 young people from across Latin America and around the world,…

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 The "big tent" of media literacy is getting bigger. That's…

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Media literacy educators and activists will…

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The Power of Connection and Community: Reflections from the Together We Rise Program By Marie Celestin…

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To my librarian friends in the Cambridge Public Schools:I recently offered a professional development…

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  KINGSTON, R.I. – March 26, 2025 – As many Palestinians return to their homes in Gaza for the first time in over a year, there is growing hope that the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas will hold. But…

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Foreign Aid Freeze Impacting Media Literacy Around the World Many people are not aware that support…

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The FARI Conference of 2024 was held in Brussels on 18 and 19 of November to promote a space of debate about Artificial Intelligence for the common good. The conference aims to foster collaboration and…

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I was delighted to attend the National Communication Association's 110th Annual conference in New Orleans. Considering Connections Beyond the Classroom: Building Community Partnerships with Greater Regard for…

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When I thought about doing a doctorate in another country, I imagined it would be very difficult due to the adaptation…

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In the last three days, I have been attending and presenting at the European Parliament’s Democracy Forum located in Strasburg, France. As I woke up on Wednesday morning for the first day of the conference and…

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Media Literacy is for EveryoneBy Michele Marques Pereira…

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 By Sait TuzelAs AI-driven solutions rapidly transform…

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Published in 27 Daily, October 26, 2024 In Honor of Global Media and…

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Published in the Providence Sunday JournalJuly 28, 2024 By Renee Hobbs If you were driving anywhere between Westerly and…

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By Yonty FriesemIn his 1985 presidential address at the American Education Research Association (AERA) conference, Lee S. Shulman modified George Bernard Shaw's infamous quote to say: "Those who can, do. Those…

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By Yonty FriesemWhat an amazing experience we had at the international Media…

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Jeannine “Cha Cha” ChartierJeannine “Cha Cha” Chartier was unique, sharp, fearless, compassionate, funny, and above…

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Perception, Fear, and Media: Roots of PolarizationGuest blog by: Bob Van OosterhoutPolls indicate that 60 to 70% of Americans believe that polarization is one of the most serious problems we face today. I…

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It was a real pleasure to get to spend time with Romanian teachers from across the country at…

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A 6-Week Deep Dive Professional Program for Emerging and Established Leaders More than 50 educators from…

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Yonty Friesem and I went to Brussels for Media Literacy Matters, the largest media literacy gathering in Europe since before the pandemic. What a treat it was to hear from so many amazing researchers and…

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There has been a big increase in public awareness about media literacy in the past five years. It is commonly understood as a…

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As the world marked ChatGPT’s one year anniversary in November 2023, the Media Education Lab’s AI in the Classroom series completed our first year of critical exploration. It seems fitting that these…

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Save 24% for 2024! Sign up for the MediaEd Institute Now We're so excited about 2024 -- it's the beginning of the next important…

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I'm developing an assignment for next semester for my graduate students that might look something like this:  ACTIVITY: Pick a topic that's of deep interest to you. Then compose 3 prompts to Chat GPT that…

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I cannot believe that it has been 13 years since I sent my first email to Dr. Renee Hobbs from Temple University with an inquiry to discuss doctoral mentorship. My message was written in broken English, in…

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When I read Yonty Friesem’s 2017 introduction to the special issue of the Journal of Media Literacy Education on media literacy and disability, I knew that someday, somehow, Yonty’s incredible leadership…

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This spring, nearly half of all students in the Maynard (MA) Public Schools students told a…

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Dawn Belair earns her Media Literacy Badge Congratulations to Dawn Belair, an English teacher from Concord, New Hampshire! After participating in the Media Education Lab webinars, she has earned her media…

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Virtually Viral Hangouts is an online community that was established on March 16, 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic created a condition of social isolation. For one hour every day (Monday thru Friday),…

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Dave Jablonsky is a high school ESL, Social Studies, and Media Studies teacher on the southwest side of Chicago.  He also serves as his school’s English Language Program Teacher, Student Voice Committee…

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When our team faced the Twitter storm in response to my impulsive photo sharing, Julie Coiro and I got together to reflect on our ongoing commitment to social justice. We acknowledged the need to do more. We…

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Yesterday, after a great planning meeting of the Summer Institute faculty, I spontaneously tweeted out a thank you to the team, showcasing their photos in a tweet. Within minutes, I received feedback that my…

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A Look at how The New York Times Writes about Propaganda Some of my friends and colleagues think I’m obsessed with propaganda. It’s true. But I’m not alone. Nearly the entire past five years has been all…

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It’s a term that’s so unfamiliar to the public that news organizations placed it in single quotes. Speaking at the National Archives, President Donald Trump called for ‘patriotic education’ and proposed the…

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/**/ On March 2, we had the remarkable good fortune to meet with FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, the first African-American female commissioner ever, to discuss the FCC's notice of inquiry on media literacy…

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