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Advertising Literacy

Propaganda comes in many forms: advertising, public relations, journalism, political communication, activism, entertainment and even education.  Disinformation, fake news, memes and computatonal propaganda are changing how public opinion is manipulated today. Being able to recognize, understand, resist, deconstruct and even create propaganda is a key part of becoming media literate in a digital age. 

Events

Northeast Regional Media Literacy Conference, November 8 - 9, 2019

 

Summer Institute in Digital Literacy 2019

DIGIURI MEDIA CLUB: "The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads" by Tim Wu

june media club

Teaching Resources

Set Your Motivation

Support reflection on why digital and media literacy matters for learning and teaching

Create to Learn Online

Now it's easier than ever to engage students and support learning through creating videos, animations, infographics and more 

Mind Over Media: Analyzing Contemporary Propaganda

Explore the crowdsourced gallery of over 2,500 examples from around the world

Media Literacy Smartphone

Help students learn to ask questions about what they read, see, watch and listen to.

All About Media

Books for young learners: It's never to early to be smart about media!

Copyright

Understand how copyright and fair use supports digital learning

Internet: Indispensable or Evil?

Guided inquiry & viewing of Adam Ruins the Internet helps learners judge the pros and cons of digital life and reflect on the role of media regulation.

Research and Scholarship

  • Hobbs, R. ..(1993,August).See Dick and Jane Deconstruct: ABC's of Teaching Media Literacy The Independent,25-30.
  • Hobbs, R. ..(1993,November).Channel One: Schulfernseshen zwischen innovation und kommerz (The Promise and Peril of Channel One) Bertelsmann Briefe,.
  • Hobbs, R. ..(1992,).Teaching the Media Journal of Communication,p. 180-184.
  • Hobbs, R...(1991,February). Notes of a No TV survivor Boston Globe,Feb 18: C1.
  • Hobbs, R., Stauffer, J., Frost, R. & Davis, A...(1988,January).How First Time Viewers Comprehend Editing Journal of Communication,50-60.
  • Hobbs, R...(1988,January). Stop(ping) the Presses! Christian Science Monitor,.
  • Hobbs, R. ..(1988,).Review of "The Media Lab" by S. Brand Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media,119-121.
  • Hobbs, R. ..(1988,).Liberal bias? Review of "The Media Elite," by S. R. Lichter, S. Rothman and L. Lichter Journal of Communication,p. 154-157.
  • Hobbs, R. ..(1987,).Review of "The Cult of Information" by Theodore Roszak Journal of Communication ,159-161.

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