Diversity in the Newsroom: Building an Equitable Press

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Event Center 455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Newsrooms 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 Read More

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Parent Resources for Digital Safety

Virtual Event Anywhere, Canada

We 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 Read More

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Illinois Media Literacy Coalition

Virtual Event Anywhere, Canada

Monthly meeting of the Illinois media literacy coalition discussion on advancing media literacy in the state. This event is free and open to the public. JOIN THIS MEETING

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Film Screening and Discussion – The War of the Worlds (1953)

Renton Technical College Library 3000 NE 4th St. Building C (Second Floor), Renton, WA, United States

Join us to relive the infamous night in 1938 when Orson Welles narrated scenes from H.G. Wells’ novel The War of the Worlds over the radio, resulting in panic from American listeners who thought a Martian invasian was happening. We then screen Read More

The Walrus Talks at Home: Digital Citizenship

Virtual Event Anywhere, Canada

With our digital engagement higher than ever, this is the time to reflect on our online behaviours and assess who has agency across the online landscape. As our relationship with technology and our online relationships with each other continue to evolve, how Read More

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Representations of Teachers in the Media across time and space

In this presentation, media literacy educators/scholars, Dr. Stephanie Flores-Koulish and Sr. Rose Pacatte will examine various depictions of teacher depictions in the media, past and present using the critical lenses of media literacy education, and discuss the implications of such depictions on the profession and especially the impact on this female-dominated profession.

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Group Chat: Youth Digital Culture

Virtual Event Anywhere, Canada

What do young people really think about what they’re seeing online? Monica Anderson (Pew Research Center) and Joan Mukogosi (Data & Society) chat with Next Gen Public Media Youth Fellows Gabby Rodriguez and Audrey Gage about the platforms they use, how they Read More

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Previewing the 16th Northeast Media Literacy Conference

Virtual Event Anywhere, Canada

On January 13 - 14, 2023, the media literacy community will gather for NMLC23, the 16th Annual Northeast Media Literacy Conference! This online conference is organized around the theme of RESISTING THE FRAME. Join us for a webinar where we share our Read More

Free online Python class for librarians and teens

Virtual Event Anywhere, Canada

At this event, we will give a sample lesson of our beginner Python class that librarians can follow and take it back to their students in teen departments.

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Film Screening: Theaters of War

University of Tennessee at Martin Wayne Fisher Dr, Martin, TN 38237, Martin, TN, United States

Please join the Paul Meek Library at the University of Tennessee at Martin to celebrate Media Literacy Week with a special film screening of "Theaters of War: How the Pentagon and the CIA took Hollywood." The film looks at the influence of Read More

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Hi Barbie: Feminism and Gender Representation in Media

Cedar Crest College Miller Family Building, Allentown, PA, United States

Cedar Crest College's Communication Department welcomes Elizabeth Ortiz for Media Literacy Week 2023! Join us on October 24th at 7:00pm for Elizabeth's lecture "Hi Barbie: Feminism & Gender Representation in Media" in The Miller Family Building room 33. Light refreshments will be Read More

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Escape The Echoes – A Media Literacy Escape Game

Virtual Event Anywhere, Canada

Escape The Echoes is a one-hour educational escape game that helps students develop media literacy skills through an engaging, team-based gaming experience. The game requires teams to navigate through a series of digital media puzzles and activities that involve the utilization of Read More

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Artificial Intelligence, ChatPGPT: The Future is Here!

Pearl River Public Library 80 Franklin Ave, Pearl River, NY, United States

Celebrate U.S. Media Literacy Week by attending this in-person session to learn about the different types of Artificial Intelligence that may shortly have big impacts on our lives. The website ChatGPT and other online AI services have taken the world by storm. Read More

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Digital Citizens Unite! A Panel on Navigating the Age of NEW Media

Renton Highlands Library 2801 NE 10th St, Renton, United States

Join Renton Technical College for an engaging panel discussion on what it means to thrive as a digital citizen in the age of confusing and unreliable information environments. Gain insights, ask questions, and leave empowered to take charge of your digital presence Read More

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UNESCO Chair in Democracy, Global Citizenship and Transformative Education (DCMET) Symposium 2023

Virtual Event Anywhere, Canada

Structure, Organization and Activities The 2023 International Symposium will involve a hybrid series of presentations, dialogues, keynotes, cultural activities and engagements over a four-day period focused on Peace, Culture and Social Justice. Everything will be disseminated open-access via ZOOM and Facebook Live, Read More

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Free Screening of “Trust Me” Documentary

Alaska Teen Media Institute Anchorage, AK, United States

Join this free documentary screening co-hosted by the Alaska Teen Media Institute, UAA Department of Journalism and Public Communications, The Northern Light and KRUA. Open to all students, staff, faculty and the community. Doors open at 6 p.m. The film begins at Read More

Film Screening: Coded Bias

Denison Libraries and Department of Communication Granville, OH, United States

Denison University's Department of Communication and Denison Libraries will host a film screening of the 2020 documentary "Coded Bias." After the film screening, a panel of student respondents will share remarks with the audience of peers.

Media Literacy Week: “Productive Conversations without Confrontation”

Kansas City Public Library – Waldo Branch 201 East 75th St., Kansas City, United States

Join the library and University of Kansas Associate Professor Ashley Muddiman for an evening of intentional bridge building during Media Literacy Week. Our topic will be productive conversations without confrontation. We’ll watch the News Literacy Project’s collaboration with the National Institute for Read More

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Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas

Virtual Event Anywhere, Canada

The Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas is committed to democratic ideals and social justice values. We relate to the media as a dialectical space for criticism and celebration. The media are complex tools whose effects do not always coincide with Read More

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