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The Media Education Lab advances digital and media literacy education through research & community service #MediaEdLab #CourageousRI #medialit

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See what we're planting for the Spring! 🌱 @bioneers mailchi.mp/mediaeducationlab…
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In Search of the “Renee Hobbs Media Literacy Scale” open.substack.com/pub/reneeh…
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Renee Hobbs@reneehobbs
30 Dec 2025
Don't miss this opportunity to use @Spotify Unwrapped for informal #medialiteracy dialogue with your family and friends. @MedEduLab Learn how to do it: youtu.be/r5DtfJh_iiA

Renee Hobbs | It's All in the Family: Media Education in the Age of AI

Renee Hobbs uses 2025 Spotify Wrapped to explore how AI and algorit...

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Wondering what you think about this: What should media literacy educators do about the sense of helplessness that leads people to be less interested in seeking out differing views on social media? misinforeview.hks.harvard.ed…

When knowing more means doing less: Algorithmic knowledge and digital (dis)engagement among young...

What if knowing how social media algorithms work doesn’t make you a more responsible digital citizen, but a more cynical one? A new survey of U.S. young adults finds that while higher algorithmic...

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14 Dec 2025
2025 Wrapped: Top Moments at Media Education Lab - mailchi.mp/mediaeducationlab…
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Combatting Hate with #MediaLiteracy! Students need #CourageousConversations to build the viewing, listening, & speaking skills that actively reduce hate and prevent violence. Get all 6 lessons: mediaeducationlab.com/courag… #MediaEdLab #MediaLiteracy #LessonPlan #HatePrevention
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Media Literacy Now@MediaLitNow
23 Sep 2025
#AILiteracy & #MediaLiteracy: You Can’t Have One Without the Other: medialiteracynow.org/ai-lite…
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16 Nov 2025
The first-ever major statewide initiative to document the scope of media literacy education in American public schools 😎😎😎 - mailchi.mp/mediaeducationlab…
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Today’s #MediaEdGlossary term is 'Relational Thinking'. It's the critical skill of assessing information by focusing on dynamic relationships, not isolated facts. As researcher Stella Christie notes: "Relational thinking is the foundation for creativity and innovation."
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On #InternationalStudents Day, we love sharing our #medialiteracy and #culturalexchange resources to help foster #peace, #resilience, and preservation of #democracy! Host a "Trust Me" Film & Speaker event at your #school, #embassy, or #community event at trustmedocumentary.com
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Portrait of My Online Summer open.substack.com/pub/reneeh…
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All illusions are potential ways of ordering reality. The goal of criticism should therefore be not to destroy illusions but to make us more sensitive to their workings and their complexity. - Leo Braudy, The World in a Frame, 1977
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We really need more media literacy #MediaLit lessons on food, nutrition, diet, and lifestyle: “identifying trusted voices” (content warning, brief profanity, not safe for school classroom playback) #sift cc @MedEduLab via @wegotwits
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27 Feb 2025
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URI@universityofri
14 Jan 2025
Social media giant Meta will end its fact-checking program for a “community notes” model. Renee Hobbs, @HarringtonURI comm. studies prof. & founder of @MedEduLab, is not surprised. "It’s clear that the company’s approach to content moderation was flawed." uri.edu/news/2025/01/meta-wi…

Meta will end fact-checking of social media posts; URI expert says it’s not a surprise

KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 14, 2025 – Meta, the social networking giant that owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads, has announced that it will end its fact-checking program to moderate user content and...

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NAMLE@MediaLiteracyEd
19 Dec 2024
Join @MedEduLab's MediaEd Forum 👏 The conference will feature discussions on varying stakeholder perspectives and the complexities of defining and advancing media literacy. Learn more 👉 ow.ly/vp1350UuwP8

MediaEd Forum 2025

Join us for the 18th MediaEd Forum! We've changed the name of the Northeast Media Literacy Conference to reflect the growing global diversity of our online knowledge community! Friday & Saturday,...

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Some amazing #medialiteracy conversations are scheduled for Jan 10 - 11 when we host the MediaEd Forum, a 2-day fully online conference. Join us! mediaeducationlab.com/mediae…
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Did you know? We are gearing up for Media Literacy Week. Join us online! mediaeducationlab.com/events
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NAMLE@MediaLiteracyEd
7 Oct 2024
Our friends at @MedEduLab are hosting a session for teachers hoping to prioritize media literacy education on October 14, 12-1 PM EST. Register here: ow.ly/uK8U50TG6sY
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Renee Hobbs@reneehobbs
26 Sep 2024
Wow! Check out the exciting FALL lineup of free online webinars at @MedEduLab. These programs bring together local and global experts & practitioners in #medialiteracy, #digitalliteracy, #datalit, #AIliteracy, #edtech, #activism and more. Join us! mediaeducationlab.com/events
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