In my media wellness class this semester, I saw how my peers struggled on an assignment to evaluate media coverage for bias. Opinion: Media literacy is having a moment. We can't lose momentum.

Media literacy is the practice of taking in media messages and understanding their influence on your thoughts, feelings and behaviors. In an increasingly technology-focused world, it's a skill people ...

In effect, media literacy is a modernized approach to literacy — how we consume media and information differently than, say, 15 years ago. The context has shifted dramatically.

Digital Media Literacy 101. We live in a digital age where our worldviews, ... The next time misinformation pops up, you’ll be happy you understood the assignment. Fact-checking 101.

It’s 2024, and the majority of U.S. teens own iPhones and are on social media daily, many self-reporting they use various platforms “almost constantly.” This is where most of the adult public, ...

The 10th annual U.S. Media Literacy Week Oct. 21-25 is your chance to answer that question, and to celebrate the importance of critical thinking about media as a fundamental life skill.

Media Literacy in Schools Is on the Rise as Teachers Grapple With Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories “I feel like I should look up if it’s true or not before I start spreading it.” By ...

Without media literacy, Americans will be hopelessly vulnerable to misinformation and manipulation. Ja'han Jones. Ja’han Jones is an MSNBC opinion blogger. He previously wrote The ReidOut Blog.

Tanya Notley is a founding member of the Australian Media Literacy Alliance. She has current grants from the Australian Research Council, Meta Australia and the Department of Infrastructure ...