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Ep. 49: “The Influence of News Coverage in an Election”

Baker McNamara — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 19:10:28 +0000

How do you decide who to vote for in an election? You probably have a shortlist of people you consult with, but chances are most of the information that helps you decide comes from media. Radio talk shows. Articles shared on social media. Tweets from influencers or news organizations. Television talk shows. More television talk shows. More television talk shows. And that’s before we’ve…

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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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Global Chair in Media and Information Literacy

Sherri Hope Culver — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:00:23 +0000

The Center for Media and Information Literacy has been named as a Global Chair in Media and Information Literacy in a collaboration between the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the University Twinning and Networking program (UNITWIN). The initiative is developing research, education…

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