Stop(ping) the Presses!
Hobbs, R.1988January.
Christian Science Monitor
A combination of "tool competence" and cognitive skills are needed.
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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Mind Over Media: Propaganda Education for a Digital Age
Renee Hobbs2020,New book published by W.W. Norton
Propaganda is inescapable. It’s everywhere. Students need to analyze, resist, critique―and create.
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The Seven Great Debates in the Media Literacy Movement
Hobbs, R.1998,January.Journal of Communication9-29.
Measuring the Digital and Media Literacy Competencies of Children and Teens
Renee Hobbs2017,Cognitive Development in Digital Contexts
This paper reviews the various methodological approaches used to measure the digital and media literacy competencies of learners.
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Capitalists, consumers and communicators: How schools approach civic education
Renee Hobbs2016,Civic Media: Technology, Design, Practice.
In this chapter, I examine the positioning of young people in relation to three forms of civic agency: as capitalists, as consumers of news and information, and as communicators with stories to tell.
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Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action
Renee Hobbs2010,The Aspen InstituteWashington DC
How to bring digital and media literacy education into formal and informal settings through a community education movement
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The Routledge Handbook of Media Education Futures Post-Pandemic.
2022,August.The Routledge Handbook of Media Education Futures Post-Pandemic.
Media Literacy in Rhode Island
Media Education Lab2021,October.
New report gives letter grades to school districts across the state
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Media Literacy in Action
Renee Hobbs2021,January.
This new textbook by Renee Hobbs includes a companion website: www.mlaction.com
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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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