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...
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Violence on Screen in Russia & the Youth
Violence on the Russian & American Media Screen and Youth Audience is an article written by Alexander Fedorov from 2003. This paper analyzes violence in society and how it may be connected to the presentation of violence in the media. See below for an excerpt from...
Media Education: Sociology Surveys
The Media Education: Sociology Surveys written by Alexander Fedorov (in 2015) outlines the main goals of media education and demonstrates how the development of mass communication has altered personalities within society. Within these surveys, Fedorov indicates how...
Literacy for The 21st Century
Literacy for the 21st Century is a helpful source for anyone who may be interested in implementing media literacy workshops, graduate seminars, or faculty in-service programs. This guidebook was originally written in 2003 and then later updated in 2005. The...
The National Association for Media Literacy Education Padlet
For information and resources related to media literacy, check out this padlet provided to us by NAMLE.
Event: Creating AR & VR for Kids
Please join the CMIL and the Children’s Media Association for a special event celebrating Global Media & Information Literacy Week. We will be holding an online discussion on, "Future Proofing: How to responsibly create AI, AR and VR content for kids". This...
Ep. 49: “The Influence of News Coverage in an Election”
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...
Global Media & Information Literacy Week Oct. 26
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...
Episode 26: Superbowl Commercials
Super Bowl commercials are often as entertaining and anticipated as the game itself. What do these commercials say about us, and how are they influencing us as viewers? Sherri Hope Culver takes a look at this phenomenon and the impact of the most powerful Super Bowl...
Media literacy in elementary school workshop
CMIL's David Cooper Moore will lead a workshop on Thursday, January 31, 6:00 P.M. at Moore College in Philadelphia. The workshop synthesizes four years of experience doing media literacy workshops with elementary school students and educators. How do we make...
Sherri Hope Culver presents at international conference
Sherri will be participating in the Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID) Conference in Barcelona, Spain, May 22-25, 2012. She is an invited speaker on a panel discussing international youth media and a panel discussing methods of...
Global Chair in Media and Information Literacy
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...