Media Literacy in an Age of Immediate and Horrible News
“Technology always has unforeseen consequences, and it is not always clear, at the beginning, who or what will win, and…
Bogus or Bonafide? How to Make Lies Look Legit:
We’ve all seen these. The viral Facebook posts about privacy. And (hopefully) we all know that they are hoaxes. (Well,…
Feel the Ground Shifting: C-SPAN and Social Media are Changing Everything
There’s a big fight on Capitol Hill about gun legislation. This is not news, nor is…
11 Tools to Verify that Online Info
This afternoon I had the pleasure of presenting at the Catholic Press Association National Conference here in St. Louis. Great…
Four Ways Video Editing Can Affect Us (“The Shining” as a romantic comedy?)
When we analyze production values in class, we talk about the obvious ones: music, lighting, use of color, etc. But…
Bonafide or Bogus? Investigating a Photo Fake
With all the stuff flying around social media, it’s important to activate our internal bullshit detectors. My friend John sent…
Can I De-Bunk This Photo in Under 3 Minutes?
With so much information flying around social media, we need critical thinking. Or, as I call it,”internal bullshit detectors”. This…
What’s my #1 Beef with Online Ed?
I’ve built and taught online ed courses for five years. Like anything else, there are positives as well as negatives….
Even my Dad needs Media Literacy…
So I was showing my precious 89-year-old dad this website. He got to this photo. “That looks like Michelle Obama.”…
How Can Media Literacy Save our Democracy?
Can media literacy save our democracy? You bet. Democracy depends on a well-informed electorate. And the more time I spend…