Media and Terrorism: Global Terrorism. Edited by Des Freedman and Daya Kishan Thussu (Sage/$45.18 + free shipping). Media and Terrorism brings together leading scholars to explore how the world’s media have influenced, and in turn, been influenced by terrorism and the war on terror in the aftermath of 9/11. Accessible and user-friendly with lively and current [...]
1) What do you do? I am the Executive Director and Co-Founder of The LAMP (Learning About Multimedia Project), a non-profit organization bringing free media literacy training to youth, parents and educators throughout New York City. 2) Tell me about your latest work or project in media literacy. As far as work goes, The LAMP has had [...]
Now Available: Journal of Media Literacy Education: Volume 3 Issue 2 This issue was jointly created by two journals devoted to media literacy education: the US Journal of Media Literacy Education (sponsored by the National Association for Media Literacy Education) and the Italian Media Education: Studi, Ricerche, Buone pratiche (sponsored by MED – Associazione italiana per l’educazione ai media e alla [...]
Media and Terrorism: Global Terrorism. Edited by Des Freedman and Daya Kishan Thussu (Sage/$45.18 + free shipping). Media and Terrorism brings together leading scholars to explore how the world’s media have influenced, and in turn, been influenced by terrorism and the war on terror in the aftermath of 9/11. Accessible and user-friendly with lively and current [...]
Project Look Sharp at Ithaca College is working with educators in Bhutan to integrate media literacy throughout the country. Bhutan, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas, is the last nation in the world to receive television. Chris Sperry, the director of curriculum and staff development for Project Look Sharp, will be in Bhutan [...]
I wouldn’t be surprised if voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and now Florida have thrown their televisions away: after being bombarded by political campaign commercials, not all of them produced by the candidates. News reports, quoting political insiders, said the Super PAC spots have influenced voters. As a media educator, I see these [...]
The following is a call for papers from the CFP Journal Issue on Creative Technologies Editors: Nelson Zagalo and Pedro Branco We’re pleased to announce an upcoming issue of the Journal of Communication and Society dedicated to the new domain of Creative Technologies. ***SCOPE*** Since dawn of humanity we developed creative technologies, tools such as ink, [...]
1) What do you do? I am the Executive Director and Co-Founder of The LAMP (Learning About Multimedia Project), a non-profit organization bringing free media literacy training to youth, parents and educators throughout New York City. 2) Tell me about your latest work or project in media literacy. As far as work goes, The LAMP has had [...]
Teachers John Mikulski and Brian Brugger discuss tips and techniques for the cash-strapped classroom teacher in the Tightwad Teacher podcast. On episode 28 John, Brian, and Mark discuss media literacy and its impact on the classroom and teaching standards with author, and NAMLE member, Frank Baker. Podcast: Tightwad Teacher #28 – Media Literacy in the K-12 [...]
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