by Jessi Hollis McCarthy Each April Fools’ Day, you might brace yourself for tricks from friends and family and on social media. With all the swirling in […]
Tag: media literacy
Media literacy can help democracy
While the internet has increased access to information and has often been a force for good, it has also contributed to making many people misinformed, uninformed and […]
Rhetoric 101: How they get you to buy what they’re selling
In a world where the line between fact reporting and opinion spouting is increasingly blurry and politicians put spin on everything, we want to help our readers […]
Teaching students to scrutinize fact from fiction online
A new Illinois law allows high schools to teach media literacy to students in all subjects. In case skeptics are tempted to portray this as some kind […]
