Day 444 has meaning to many of us who watched television news in 1980. In one of the biggest television news moments as well as historic moments, this was the last day of the Iran Hostage crisis. Reflecting on this moment coincides with the one-year anniversary of the death of the 39th President, Jimmy Carter. During this period in history, the United States had three … [Read more...] about Media Moments in Media Memories
Tribute to Bob McChesney
On behalf of the Executive Board at the International Council for Media Literacy, we extend our deepest gratitude and recognition to Bob McChesney for his profound contributions to the media literacy community. His unwavering commitment to truly democratizing media comes through his incredible body of work, his support of the Media Education Foundation, and his co-founding of … [Read more...] about Tribute to Bob McChesney
Media Literacy’s Role in Preserving and Redefining the Public Commons
When our editorial committee started planning for this issue, we were pondering how to address the extreme polarization we were seeing in the U.S. election campaign. In 2024, at least 64 countries were holding elections, highlighting the variety and fragility of democracy around the globe. Online digital spaces complicate the traditional concept of the town square in which … [Read more...] about Media Literacy’s Role in Preserving and Redefining the Public Commons
Conference Conversations
Conference season comes with excitement and possibilities. As this issue comes to fruition what is apparent is how much people have found joy and rejuvenation in celebrating their work while learning form their counterparts from all over the world in 2024. As the founder of the International Media Literacy Research Symposium (IMLRS), the goal has always been to bring … [Read more...] about Conference Conversations
Considered Conversations in Complexity
Reflections from the JML Editorial Team: Karen Ambrosh, Belinha De Abreu, Hannah Conner, and Grace Msauki IC4ML has just published its fifth online issue of The Journal of Media Literacy (JML) since transforming from a print journal for over fifty years. With the help of courageous guest editors and creative authors willing to share their work in different ways, we are … [Read more...] about Considered Conversations in Complexity
Media Literacy Education: Counteracting the Disruption
Censorship, cancel culture, Generative AI, ethics, or lack of ethics are topics found daily in the media as well as mainstream conversation. Where is the media literacy education amid the concerns that have arisen? It should be front and center, but the problem is that the heartbeat of the work is missing as its focal point. In part, because people are so focused on the … [Read more...] about Media Literacy Education: Counteracting the Disruption
Global Collaborations/Synergistic Relationships — The International Media Literacy Research Symposium
What happens when you bring people together in a common space to discuss media literacy and the world? Synergy. This word is what to me encompasses what transpired at the 4th International Media Literacy Research Symposium in Madison, Wisconsin. After two years, the world at a standstill and so much of our lives devoted to online work versus face-to-face, this … [Read more...] about Global Collaborations/Synergistic Relationships — The International Media Literacy Research Symposium
Making the Human Connection to Algorithms is a Monumentous Task
A Letter from Guest Editor, Belinha De Abreu, PhD Arriving at this journal topic and the many articles therein came from a variety of conversations, conferences, and meetings that were discussing the issue related to artificial intelligence and the algorithm. In exploring the possibilities of where technology was taking us, it became clear that the next step … [Read more...] about Making the Human Connection to Algorithms is a Monumentous Task
2021 Year End Reflection
It is hard to believe that one year has passed since our Executive Director and force of nature, Marieli Rowe passed. And, yet, here we are. To say that she is missed would be an understatement, there are many times over the course of the year that I have wanted to reach for the phone and call her. She was my Sunday call on my drives home from visiting my Mom and sometimes my … [Read more...] about 2021 Year End Reflection
A Tribute to a Grand Pioneer of Media Literacy Education: Marieli Rowe
Inspired, brilliant, empathetic, and classy are all words that describe my friend, mentor, and confidant — Marieli Rowe. She was at times for me the voice of reason and the one who supported many of my ideas and reflections on media literacy education…and much more. We met at Appalachian State University what seems like a lifetime ago. However, even before then, her name and … [Read more...] about A Tribute to a Grand Pioneer of Media Literacy Education: Marieli Rowe
