How can youth media production promote civic and political understanding and activism? A review and an interview with Steve Goodman.
Category Archives: Media literacy
Taking charge: media regulation, digital democracy and education
How can we – and should we – regulate the digital media landscape? And what role might education have to play? Some current issues for media students and their teachers.
Deepfake: the end of representation?
New software can be used to falsify moving images and create a new kind of ‘fake news’ on video. What are the implications for media literacy?
Going critical
Is it really enough for students to be ‘critical’ of media? Some thoughts about the continuing need for critical thinking – and critical action – in media education.
Media literacy policy in Europe: where are we going?
How can we make better progress in developing media literacy in Europe? And what should the European Commission itself be doing?
Teaching social media 5: reflections
Developing a critical media education approach to teaching social media: some concluding reflections.
Teaching social media 4: audiences
A critical media education approach: using the concept of audiences to teach about social media.
Teaching social media 3: representation
A critical media education approach: using the concept of representation to teach about social media.
Teaching social media 2: media language
A critical media education approach: using the concept of media language to teach about social media.
Teaching social media: a critical media education approach
How should educators respond to the opportunities and challenges posed by social media? Why we need to look beyond educational technology, and develop a critical media education approach.
David Buckingham 