Author Profile: Jodie Jackson

Jodie is founder of the News Literacy Lab, author of You Are What You Read: why changing your media diet can change the world and of the children’s book, Little Ruffle and The World Beyond. Jodie has dedicated her career to researching the damaging impact of the negativity bias in the news on our mental health and the health of our society and passionately advocated for solutions journalism as an antidote. Jodie has integrated this research into a pioneering an innovative news literacy education program to empower young minds to improve their media diet, their mental health and constructively engage with issues they care about. Jodie has a Master’s in Positive Psychology and her widely-cited research has made her an influential figure within the movement for “Constructive Journalism.” Jodie writes for established and emerging news platforms; speaks on panels with leading thinkers, academics and journalists; delivers workshops and training to journalists and educators; and regularly speaks at universities and media conferences around the world. Jodie’ most recent talk "Beyond Fact Checking: How to Heal a Broken Worldview” can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeDAlYYlbbk&t=7s