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Thomson Reuters Media Literacy Contest
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaThomson Reuters, in partnership with NAMLE, is excited to announce our annual Media Literacy contest for students and classrooms!
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Keeping It Real: Exploring Non-Traditional Avenues for Reporting Truth and Battling Misinformation
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaDuring the fall workshop, we’ll hear from several speakers who are using non-traditional platforms or approaches to disseminate important, high-quality news amidst a sea of misinformation.
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Virtual Film Festival
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaDuring Media Literacy Week, Women Make Movies and the Media Education Foundation are excited to partner to bring you a selection of films that take a critical look at media images, messages, and the corporate systems that produce them. These films will Read More
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2022 MLW Kickoff Event: What’s Next for the News: Imagining the Future of Journalism with the Next Generation
Twitter NYC 245 W. 17th Street, New York, NY, United StatesThis live event will feature a panel discussion with PBS NewsHour’s Hari Sreenivasan and breakout sessions with NAMLE and Twitter employees to explore how youth envision what comes next for news and journalism.
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Balance Your Brain
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaA webinar facilitated by Jessi McCarthy, Freedom Forum, First Amendment Educational Content Manager.
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Modern Communication Technologies as a “Time Machine”: The CRT Case
Utica UniversityDiscussion with Wilfredo Alvarez, Associate Professor of Communication Arts, about how media influences views of critical race theory.
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Influence, Bias, & Democracy
Austin Public Library (Twin Oaks Branch) 1800 S 5th St., Austin, TX, United StatesInfluence, Bias, & Democracy is an hour-long presentation examining the notion of cognitive bias within the context of the basic communication model. We'll explore how modern media has fundamentally changed how we influence each other and how this can affect multicultural democracies.
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Documentary Screening: “Trust Me” (2020)
Denison Libraries and Department of Communication Granville, OH, United StatesThis 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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Outside the Frame: Teaching Media Literacy Through Film
Virtual 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
Virtual 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 Read More
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Making Space: How art and media literacy can reshape notions of disability and representation
Virtual 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 Read More
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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 Read More
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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
Virtual 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. Read More
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 Read More
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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 Read More
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Tackling Mental Health with Digital Literacy
Virtual 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 Read More
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Group Chat: Youth Creators in Public Media
Virtual 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 Read More
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Getting Involved with the Teaching for Democracy Alliance
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaPlease join us for an information session to learn more about TFDA's work, high-quality resources available for teachers and school leaders, and learning opportunities.
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Illinois Media Literacy Coalition
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaMonthly 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 StatesJoin 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, CanadaWith 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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Big Lies You Were Told Growing Up: An evening with author Mark Kulansky and educators from across the globe
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaCome meet author Mark Kurlansky, author of "Big Lies: From Socrates to Plato," and educators from across the globe and share your thoughts on big lies from history! "Educator Voice" is not your typical webinar. First, it's a live Zoom conversation where Read More
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