In Anaheim, students advocate for 21st century skills instruction. In Boston, students learn the power and responsibility that comes with wielding a video camera. In this issue, we explore best practices in media literacy and media production programs for enhancing student empowerment. Includes an interview with Alan Michel, Executive Director of HOME, and the 2013 Jesse McCanse Awards.
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Publication Date:November, 2013
The Harrington School of Communication at the University of Rhode Island received the Elizabeth Thoman Media Literacy Archive, a collection of documents spanning three decades of media literacy history. Also includes an interview with Marieli Rowe and Karen Ambrosh from the NTC.
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Publication Date:October, 2013
We report on exciting new developments in the field, beginning with the launch of a television network dedicated to educating audiences about key media literacy issues (Participant Media/pivot tv). Two peer-reviewed articles authored by Kathryn Martin Fingar, a researcher at the UCLA Southern California Injury Prevention Center, affirm the effectiveness of media literacy as a health promotion tool.
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Publication Date:September, 2013
In our research section, we reveal how reality television producers mine the emotions, bodies and identities of cast members for spectacle and profit. In our second article, we excavate the values and beliefs embedded in reality television with a close examination of American talent and makeover shows. We also discuss lifestyle television as a laboratory for the development of democratic citizenship skills. The University of Rhode Island held a symposium on the Historical Roots of Media Literacy Education, and the Elizabeth Thoman Media Literacy Archive was unveiled.
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Publication Date:August, 2013
We focus on the use of frameworks as tools for judgment and decision-making, and show how they embody key principles of media literacy education. We also explore the traditional use of a conceptual framework as a tool for scientific research. A longitudinal study of CML’s Beyond Blame violence prevention curriculum and its framework for structuring curricula was published in the online journal Injury Prevention. The research reinforces the need for media literacy education in schools.
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Publication Date:July, 2013
“Big data” analysis is re-making our society, including our conceptions of privacy. We explore the uneven power relationships between consumers, corporations and government bodies in an age of big data.
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Publication Date:June, 2013
In our research section, we review current research and trends in professional development for K-12 educators, and discuss the opportunities which recently developed models of professional development present for dissemination of media literacy concepts and pedagogy.
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Publication Date:May, 2013
In this issue of Connections, we examine the ways in which stereotypes and prejudice surface in media, and discuss ways in which media literate citizens can become agents for positive social change. We explore dehumanizing representations of the Other. In our second article, we investigate the connections between use of stereotypes in television news and the social capital of communities.
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Publication Date:April, 2013
We discuss how different theories of moral development can be applied to questions about ethical use of media. In our second article, we trace the connections between the ethics of media use and the role that media literacy plays in reclaiming our power as citizens.
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Publication Date:March, 2013
In this issue of Connections, we examine the founding principles and ‘big ideas’ of media literacy which Len Masterman developed to prepare students for life in the 21st century. The Voices of Media Literacy project includes interviews from international pioneers in the field.
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