Stop(ping) the Presses!
Hobbs, R.1988January.
Christian Science Monitor
Texts are only representations but people process images as reality.
Research and Scholarship
New Works
Liberal bias? Review of "The Media Elite," by S. R. Lichter, S. Rothman and L. Lichter
Hobbs, R. 1988
Journal of Communication
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The Seven Great Debates in the Media Literacy Movement
Hobbs, R.1998,January.Journal of Communication9-29.
How Media Literacy Supports Civic Engagement in a Digital Age
Hans Martens & Renee Hobbs2015,Atlantic Journal of Communication120 - 137.
Research with a sample of 400 American high school students explores the relationship between participation in a media literacy program, academic ability, frequency of Internet use, information-gathering motives, news and advertising analysis skills, and the intention toward civic engagement.
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The Blurring of Art, Journalism and Advocacy
Renee Hobbs2013,I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society
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Propaganda in an Age of Algorithmic Personalization: Expanding Literacy Research and Practice
Hobbs, R. 2020,February.Reading Research Quarterly
This commentary considers the rise of algorithmic personalization and the power of propaganda as it is shifting our understanding of the landscape of 21st-century literacy research and practice.
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