The rise of the internet and social media makes it easier than ever to access information — and that includes information that’s false or misleading. Add to that increasing political polarization, ...

Media literacy has become crucial as we surf the world full of saturated information. People are constantly bombarding us with new information in many different ways, including news, ads and 24/7 ...

The global market intelligence firm International Data Corporation estimated in 2024 that more data had been created in the three preceding years than in all of history before that. With this trend ...

At some point, swimming in the endless sea of information became too onerous of a task. Although the digital sphere has made content far more accessible than ever, some say media literacy and critical ...

Penn State experts Prof. Matt Jordan and Prof. Kelley Cotter discuss media literacy. Host Bill Hallman is joined by Penn State experts Prof. Matt Jordan and Prof. Kelley Cotter as they discuss what ...

Last month, the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) introduced its annual conference by announcing, “Media literacy has many connections with social justice; in fact, many would ...

From sensationalism, to bias, to flat-out false information, there are many ways the consumer can be bamboozled in the age of online and televised media. We are constantly bombarded with mediated ...

The International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ) Disarming Disinformation initiative is a three-year program, supported by the Scripps Howard Fund, that aims to slow the spread of disinformation ...

Stealth advertising—marketing that is indistinguishable from other content—is a growing problem for children and teens and one that is attracting the attention of federal regulators. That is a big ...

Social media use has exploded over the past two decades while traditional media institutions have been diminished. The same social media sites and apps that we use to share pictures with our friends ...

SACRAMENTO — The debate about whether K-12 schools should ban or embrace generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is effectively over, and the optimists have it, if speakers at the annual California ...

It’s pretty much an axiom among history teachers: Don’t put your thumb on the scale when discussing political current events with K-12 students. Make sure all students feel safe voicing their opinions ...