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News Literacy

Learning to appreciate and analyze the news media and participate actively as a citizen are vital dimensions of media literacy education. Watch the video about our groundbreaking conference, "Rebooting the News: Reconsidering an Agenda for American Civic Education."

Summer Institute in Digital Literacy
Register now to join us in Providence July 14 - 19 for a hands-on, minds-on professional development program for K-12, college educators, librarians and youth media specialists.
Hobbs Presents at SXSW Edu in Austin Texas
Renee Hobbs offers a session entitled, "Kids Who Produce News Become Better Citizens." She describes brand new empircal research findings that demonstrate how, for students enrolled in a video production…
YALSA Teens and Libraries Summit, Jan 23 - 24, Seattle
Renee Hobbs participated in the YALSA National Forum on Libraries and Teens project, the Teens & Libraries Summit Jan. 23-24, 2013, in Seattle. The Summit featured two days of speakers,…
The First Give-Me-Five Media Teacher Lab In Providence
Join us for an awesome networking event and conversation about copyright and fair use in media education on Monday, October 22 from 3:30 - 6:30. Educators from K-12 to university…

Digital and Media Literacy: Connecting Culture and Classroom
Learn the secrets of media literacy pedagogy in Grades 7 - 12 and maximize the power of mass media, popular culture and digital media for teaching and learning.
Media Literacy Smartphone
Available for purchase for the first time ever, the media literacy smartphone helps students learn to ask questions about what they read, see, watch and listen to
Tuning in to Media: Literacy for the Information Age
In this award-winning documentary, Renee Hobbs offers a compelling analysis of how news and entertainment covered the Rodney King beating and 1992 Los Angeles riots and introduces the key concepts…
Access, Analyze, Act: a Blueprint for 21st Century Civic Engagement
The Media Education Lab team created this Let's Get Political Quiz so middle and high school students can identify their citizenship style. As part of a curriculum for helping…

Some of the publications of members of the Media Education Lab team:

Hobbs, R.. (2011, September). It's All in the Family: Keynote Address to the International Association for Visual Literacy. Philadelphia: Temple University
Hobbs, R.. (2011, June). Connecting Kids with News in their Community. Nieman Reports, (65) 48-52.
Bailin, E.. (2011, January). Learning about Flash Mobs Helps Children Develop News Literacy Skills. Spot.Us,
Renee Hobbs, Henry Cohn-Geltner and John Landis. (2011). Views on the News. Media Literacy Empowerment Competencies in the Elementary Grades. Cecilia von Feilitzen, Ulla Carlsson, Catharina Bucht. The International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media, 43-55.
Hobbs. R.. (2010, September). Empowerment and protection: Complementary strategies for digital and media literacy education in the United States.. Formare, (70) 1 - 17.
(2010, June). Media Education Lab 2010 End-of-Year Report. Philadelphia: Temple University
Hobbs, R. (2010, November). Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action. The Aspen Institute, (Washington, DC)
Hobbs, R.. (2005). What's News?. Educational Leadership , (62) 71-76.
Yoon, J.. (2005). Public Discourse on TV news: Adult Media Literacy Program for Deliberative Democracy. Philadelphia: Temple University
Hobbs, R.. (2001, January). Media Literacy Skills: Interpreting Tragedy. Social Education , (65) 406-411.