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Jeannine Chartier
Jeannine “Cha Cha” Chartier

Jeannine “Cha Cha” Chartier was unique, sharp, fearless, compassionate, funny, and above all an inspiration to so many people in the art community of Rhode Island and beyond. It is unthinkable to write about Jeannine in past tense.

Jenna is an Education Advocacy Intern at the Media Education Lab, a Youth Advisory Council Member and Social Media Intern at the National Association for Media Literacy Education and a News Literacy Ambassador with the News Literacy Initiative at Penn State. She is a rising senior at Penn State pursuing a B.A. in Media Studies with minors in Civic and Community Engagement and Communication Arts and Sciences. She is a Bellisario College Fellow, a news media certified educator and a recipient of the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications Davis Ethics Award.

Perception, Fear, and Media: Roots of Polarization

Guest blog by: Bob Van Oosterhout

It was a real pleasure to get to spend time with Romanian teachers from across the country at the Media Literacy Conference sponsored by the Center for Independent Journalism, directed by Christina Lupu. It was also great to meet with her colleagues Ioana Avadani and Adriana Trocea. Did you know this organization has been part of the Romanian cultural landscape for 29 years?