Nowadays, a typical messaging session starts with us logging into our favorite social media website in the morning to catch up on what we missed in our sleep. We quickly scroll past memes from high ...
As one contestant said, “I’ve done a more thorough review of everything I repost on Instagram.” Another told us that the workshops gave her the confidence to discuss propaganda and censorship with local business owners ...
If you want to share your thoughts on a cultural, political, or personal topic, create an account here and read our post to learn more. ____ The latest statement from a Facebook whistleblower Francis Haugen ...
The Boston Globe’s weekly Ocean State Innovators column features a question-and-answer session with innovators from Rhode Island creating new businesses and nonprofits, doing groundbreaking research, and reshaping the state’s economy. Send tips and suggestions to ...
It is probably not an exaggeration to say that some students spend as much time on social media as they do in school. Students in Florida public schools would watch social media in the classroom ...
Media literacy is more important than ever today. It is an important skill for students of all ages, especially as teenagers spend an average of nine hours a day on media that does not include ...
When I was growing up, the only media available were newspapers, radio, personal letters, and telephones. Media literacy, the ability to spot inaccurate, even deliberately misleading information was nowhere near as important. For example, if ...
That summer, the state of Illinois became the first state to require a media literacy course for all high school students. This is an important step forward, and Texas should be next. Our nation is ...
Deep in a public library in Maryland, there is a double-glance photo on the wall of a room called the Innovation Lab. It shows an adorable little boy in flip-flops, a blue T-shirt, and red ...
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” – Martin Luther King Dr. King didn’t know half. Those words come from 1963, after all, when the idea of US citizens ...