Social media allows anyone to dole out dubious advice on climate change and other vital areas of health and safety. With medical and science information readily available, it’s easy to be vulnerable to misinformation and be put at risk, especially when the message is fear-based. A panel of experts shares how reliable scientific studies and public health information can successfully reach the public and counteract the torrent of disinformation. Learn how you might find meaningful media career opportunities in this crucial area of public discourse. Learn more and register here!
NAMLE will close out the 2022 U.S. Media Literacy Week at the Thomson Reuters offices in Eagan, MN. Joined by over 100 students, this closing session will feature a Q&A with Reuters journalist Sofía Paredes, a presentation by Brittani Kollar from MediaWise, and a closing workshop with NAMLE.
This event is not open to the public.
We’re Meagan Wolfe, President of the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) and the Chief Election Official of Wisconsin, and Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, Executive Director of the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE).
We’re excited to be here together to answer your questions about what media literacy is, why it’s important to elections, how election officials are combating false information about elections, and any other election administration or media literacy questions you might have. Media literacy skill building helps across all subjects, but it’s especially important with elections to help build resilience to all of the false information out there about election administration in the United States.
NASED is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, professional association for state election officials in all 50 states, DC, and the five US territories. In 40 states, the Secretary of State or Lieutenant Governor is the Chief Election Official, and in those states, the election director works for the Secretary of State or Lieutenant Governor. In the other 16 states and territories, including in Meagan’s state of Wisconsin, the Chief Election Official typically works for a bipartisan board or commission – Meagan is the Administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Whether they are a Chief Election Official or work for a Chief Election Official, the person filling the election director role implements new policies and technologies, works with local election officials, and so much more.
Founded in 1997, NAMLE is a nonpartisan, 501(c)3 professional organization that represents a diverse network of people and organizations committed to advancing media literacy education. As the leading voice, convener, and resource for media literacy education, NAMLE aims to make media literacy highly valued and widely practiced as an essential life skill. Michelle Ciulla Lipkin began her career in children’s television production, in various roles on both corporate and production teams, and has been the executive director of NAMLE since 2012. She earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from New York University and is currently an Adjunct Lecturer at Brooklyn College where she teaches Media Literacy.
How can we introduce in grades K-3 the type of deep questioning and critical thinking skills necessary for all students to evaluate the media messages they see, read and hear in today’s world? Highlighting dozens of free lessons from Project Look Sharp that use the kinds of media children already have in their lives (food packages, movies, YouTube videos, etc.), this highly interactive presentation will demonstrate how inquiry-based, student-centered, curriculum-driven media analysis can engage even the youngest students in questions about what’s true and what’s not.