# New paper addresses media literacy & civic engagement

[![](https://smcsites.com/cmil/files/2012/08/ComunicarImageOnly.jpg "ComunicarImageOnly")](https://smcsites.com/cmil/files/2012/08/ComunicarImageOnly.jpg)Sherri Hope Culver and Thomas Jacobson (Interim Dean, School of Media and Communication) have published a paper in Comunicar, scientific journal of media education, titled "[Media Literacy and Its Use as a Method to Encourage Civic Engagement](https://www.revistacomunicar.com/index.php?contenido=preimpreso&idioma=en)". The paper highlights three US programs in which media literacy education is a core component of their process for engaging youth in civic issues and dialogue; [Powerful Voices for Kids](https://mediaeducationlab.com/powerful-voices-kids-program), The [Salzburg Academy](https://www.salzburg.umd.edu/salzburg/new/), and [Global Connections and Exchange Africa](https://sites.google.com/site/ngygceafrica/).