Renee Hobbs, founder of the Media Education Lab at Univ. of Rhode Island, explains why digital and media literacy are more important than ever. Our conversation with Renee Hobbs can be described in many ways, including “delightful.” The subject matter...
by Larry Magid These days, it’s almost impossible to avoid distressing news, but there are ways to at least control your media diet and cut down on trolls, abusers, scam artists, and negativity on social media. Controlling media is simple. Step away from your TV,...
Michelle Ciulla Lipkin of National Association for Media Literacy Education Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, executive director of National Association for Media Literacy Education, speaks with ConnectSafely’s Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher about why media literacy is...
by Larry Magid Daniel Patrick Moynihan is credited as once saying “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” but we now live at a time when some people apparently feel they are entitled to making up facts. And that’s a major problem, because...
