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, Education
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 Quinlyn Shaughnessy | Mar 3, 2021 | Blog, Mediactive
Day: <span>March 3, 2021</span> It can be easy to assume that the only real creators on the internet are those who publish articles, make YouTube videos or run websites. But in reality, we are all media creators if we have so much as posted a picture on...
by Quinlyn Shaughnessy | Feb 17, 2021 | Blog, Mediactive
Quinlyn Shaughnessy How do you choose what news story to read or Instagram post to share? Most of us consume and share media that grabs our attention without vetting it much. But a better approach is to shift your mindset about how you choose what media to read,...
by Celeste Sepessy | Feb 2, 2021 | Blog, Mediactive
Blog Health journalists during the COVID-19 pandemic have faced seemingly insurmountable challenges. They are, of course, tasked with delivering critical health news and information to their communities. But these same journalists are simultaneously correcting the...
