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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

Propaganda Everywhere: Teaching Propaganda Across the Disciplines

Explore and reflect on how college and university faculty engage in teaching about propaganda with a diverse group of faculty experts

NESA Exhales Online Leadership Event

Visualizing the Trump Presidency

Teaching Resources

Mind Over Media: Analyzing Contemporary Propaganda

Propaganda Education for a Digital Age: New Book Plus Online Learning Modules

Grandparents of Media Literacy

Undergraduate and graduate students benefit from exploring the multidisciplinary history of media literacy

Nonviolent Communication for Talking about Coronavirus

Talk about feelings & needs in ways that promote compassion & empathy

Copyright
Help students understand how copyright and fair use supports digital learning
Internet: Indispensable or Evil?
Guided inquiry & viewing of Adam Ruins the Internet helps learners reflect on the pros and cons of media regulation.
Set Your Motivation

Reflect 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 

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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