by Dan Gillmor | Mar 24, 2021 | Blog, Mediactive
Day: <span>March 24, 2021</span> This post is part of a new project at the News Co/Lab: an updated version of our Mediactive open online course with a stronger focus on media literacy in science and health. We’re building on the core concepts,...
by Dan Gillmor | Mar 15, 2021 | Blog
Blog About two years ago, my colleague Kristy Roschke and I were contemplating the future of the ASU News Co/Lab and our related teaching of digital media literacy. One idea was to add another course or two, to give students more advanced and nuanced understanding of...
by Dan Gillmor | Mar 8, 2021 | Blog
Blog Four years ago, in the wake of the misinformation-polluted 2016 elections, a “news literacy working group” convened at Arizona State University. The gathering, sponsored by Facebook and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, led to a...
by Dan Gillmor | Aug 31, 2020 | Blog, Mediactive
Dan Gillmor The third session of the News Co/Lab’s free, adaptive course kicks off Oct. 5. Learn more about Mediactive: How to participate in our digital world. Could someone you know use some help in navigating our complex world of information? Understand how to sift...
by Dan Gillmor | Jul 22, 2020 | Blog
Blog We’re happy to report that our journalism corrections tool — helping news organizations send story corrections and major updates down the same social media paths as the original stories — is now in the field for testing. Ted Han, our amazing software developer,...