Documentary Screening: “Trust Me” (2020)
This event includes three parts: a screening of the documentary "Trust Me" (2020), a student and faculty respondent panel, and an audience question & answer segment.
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Denison Libraries and Department of Communication Granville, OH, United States
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Outside the Frame: Teaching Media Literacy Through Film
FeaturedVirtual Event Anywhere, CanadaKendra Hodgson of Women Make Movies and Alexandra Peterson of Media Education Foundation will show clips from the week’s available films and discuss how to incorporate documentaries into your classroom as vehicles to explore key media literacy concepts.
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Group Chat: Adolescent Wellbeing Online
FeaturedVirtual Event Anywhere, CanadaIt’s no secret that teens are deeply immersed in online spaces - for better and for worse. How do their online activities impact their wellbeing? Emily Weinstein and Carrie James from Project Zero surveyed 3,500 teens to understand how youth today must navigate their digital lives. Next Gen Public Media Youth Fellows Faiza Ashar and […]
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Building Digital Citizenship Community
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaDigital citizenship learning doesn’t just happen in the classroom. It occurs at home, in conversations online, with friends, at the library and many other moments. in libraries, at playgrounds, with friends and in quiet, contemplative moments. How can the larger school community help students learn to be safe and positive digital citizens? This webinar will […]
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Making Space: How art and media literacy can reshape notions of disability and representation
FeaturedVirtual Event Anywhere, CanadaThis panel conversation, with composer and performer Molly Joyce, artist Kyah Probst and media literacy expert Elizaveta Friesem, will explore how media, such as music, art, and other forms of self-expression, can support inclusion and identity-making, especially for those with disabilities. Molly and Kyah will showcase projects meaningful to them, and discuss their work and […]
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Fool Proof: Essential Strategies for Thriving in the Era of Fake News
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaWhat strategies, tools, and habits can we cultivate in order to withstand misinformation and fake news? Librarian Di Zhang shares his biggest lessons from nearly a decade of teaching information and media literacy and engaging with conspiracy theorists and trolls. Come for the tips and stay for the lively discussion! https://libguides.rtc.edu/medialiteracy REGISTER HERE
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“15 Minutes of Shame” Film Screening @ Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College 2900 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY, United StatesBrooklyn College is hosting a screening and discussing of 15 Minutes of Shame, a timely and powerful documentary film that examines virtual public shaming in modern-day culture. For more information about attending this screening, please contact Michelle Ciulla Lipkin (mciullalipkin@namle.net).
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Spotting election misinformation and understanding motivations behind how and why it spreads
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaWe need to move beyond the unhelpful term “fake news” to more precisely identify the common types of misleading, inaccurate and false information that we are likely to encounter in the runup to the elections. We will discuss motivations behind different types of propagators of misinformation and learn fact-checking basics to feel more confident that […]
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Truth, Reason and Critical Thinking: Resources for Integrating Media Analysis for Grades 5-12
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaProject Look Sharp’s Director of Curriculum and Staff Development, Chris Sperry, will give an overview of free resources – including hundreds of lessons – for teaching about sourcing, accuracy and bias in media messages.
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Banned in the USA: The Growing Movement to Censor Books in Schools
FeaturedVirtual Event Anywhere, CanadaJoin this conversation with PEN America, where they will highlight their recent report Banned in the USA: The Growing Movement to Censor Books in Schools.This report on book bans offers the first comprehensive look at the bans throughout the 2021-22 school year. Join PEN America's Nadine Farid Johnson to discuss their findings. The conversation will […]
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Diversity in the Newsroom: Building an Equitable Press
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Event Center 455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesNewsrooms have increased their diversity efforts in recent years, still, there is a lot of room for improvement. As part of Media Literacy Week, join us for a panel discussion featuring journalists and leaders in the field talking about the challenging path of amplifying voices and perspectives of communities that have been historically underrepresented in […]
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“15 Minutes of Shame” Screening @ Loyola University, Maryland
Loyola University, Maryland 4501 N Charles St,, Baltimore, MD, United StatesLoyola University, Maryland is hosting a screening and discussing of 15 Minutes of Shame, a timely and powerful documentary film that examines public shaming in modern-day culture. For more information about attending this screening, please contact Dr. Stephanie Flores-Koulish (SFloreskoulish@loyola.edu).
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Parent Resources for Digital Safety
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaWe know that youth are increasingly impacted by and targeted via online media. Join us for a presentation and discussion, led by RTC’s Associate Dean of Student Engagement & Retention and parent Wade Parrott III, on how parents can model and ensure safe and responsible online behaviors for their kids. https://libguides.rtc.edu/medialiteracy REGISTER HERE
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Tackling Mental Health with Digital Literacy
FeaturedVirtual Event Anywhere, CanadaAt the end of 2021, the US Surgeon General declared a youth mental health crisis across the US. While the scope of the issue is enormous and lacking a single root cause, digital literacy can be a tool in our nation's toolbox for how we can help young people navigate the news and social media. […]
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Group Chat: Youth Creators in Public Media
FeaturedVirtual Event Anywhere, CanadaPublic media stations around the country are offering unique opportunities for young people to produce content. In this Group Chat, teens from WNET’s Youth Collective “Amplify Series” and MPB’s Student Council Podcast join Hannah Dawe (WNET, public media station in New York City) and Jasmine Haryey (Mississippi Public Broadcasting) to give us the scoop on […]
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