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Seoul Declaration on Media and Information Literacy for Everyone and by Everyone

Baker McNamara — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:54:44 +0000

The Feature Conference and Youth Agenda Forum, led by UNESCO, was held in March 2020 where an array of Media literacy experts met to discuss the changing landscape of Global Media and Information literacy. See below to find out what was discussed. The outcomes of the deliberations in the Feature Conference and Youth Agenda Forum have been immortalized in the Seoul Declaration on Media and…

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The National Association for Media Literacy Education Padlet

Baker McNamara — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 00:38:16 +0000

For information and resources related to media literacy, check out this padlet provided to us by NAMLE.

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Global Media & Information Literacy Week Oct. 26

Baker McNamara — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:25:35 +0000

The eighth annual global celebration of Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week will take place from 26 to 31 October 2020. The theme for this year is titled, “Resisting Disinfodemic: Media and Information Literacy for everyone and, by everyone”. Global MIL Week 2020 highlights how we can look to address disinformation and divides by recognizing our shared interest in improving…

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Culver joins Philadelphia Inquirer’s Anti-Racism Initiative

Baker McNamara — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:31:45 +0000

Sherri Hope Culver, CMIL Director, is part of Philadelphia Inquirer’s Anti-Racism Initiative entitled, “Inquirer For All.”. She is one of a quintet of Temple professors working to facilitate a process within the institution focusing on its Coverage, Editorial Voice, Newsroom Culture, and, of course, Policy & Process.

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New paper addresses media literacy & civic engagement

Sherri Hope Culver — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:51:45 +0000

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“. 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…

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