Media Literacy in a Disruptive Media Environment

William G. Christ is Professor Emeritus at Trinity University. He has been writing about media education for over forty years. He has edited or co-authored six books and over 65 articles and book chapters. His interests lie in bridging the gap between the liberal arts and professional education, and the challenges of assessing student learning. Belinha S. De Abreu is an International Media Literacy Educator in the United States. Her research interests include media and information literacy education, educational technology, global perspectives, critical thinking, privacy and big data. She is the author/editor of several papers/books including: Teaching Media Literacy (ALA: Neal-Schuman, 2019) and The International Handbook for Media Literacy Education (Routledge, 2017). She serves as the Vice President for the National Telemedia Council (NTC) and is the founder of the International Media Literacy Research Symposium.

• Part One: OVERVIEWGlobal Perspectives on Media LiteracyBelinha S. De Abreu, Sacred Heart University/UNESCO---The Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL) A Snapshot: The State of Media Literacy Education in the U.S.Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, Executive Director, National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) Sherri Hope Culver, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Media and Information Literacy, Temple University Theresa Redmond, Appalachian State University Media Literacy in the Age of Big Data Kathleen Tyner, University of Texas-Austin Four Fundamental Challenges in Designing Media Literacy Interventions W. James Potter, University of California-Santa Barbara Part Two: MEDIA LITERACY, NEWS AND PROPAGANDA Focusing on Facts: Media and News Literacy Education in the Age of MisinformationJennifer Fleming and Christopher Karadjov, California State University, Long Beach Propaganda Critic, Russian Disinformation, and Media Literacy: A Case StudyAaron Delwiche and Mary Margaret Herring, Trinity University The Imperative of Latino-Oriented News & Media LiteracyFederico Subervi-Vélez, Honorary Latin-American Professor, University of Wisconsin-MadisonTania Cantrell Rosas-Moreno, Loyola University Blame Attribution, Warrants and Critical Thinking: South Africa’s Overvaal Debacle as a Case StudyMarthinus Conradie, University of the Free State Media Literacy and a Typology of Political DeceptionsRobert N. Spicer, Millersville University Part Three: MEDIA LITERACY AND EDUCATION Professional Education and Media Literacy: Oil and Water?William G. Christ, Trinity University News Media Literacy in the Digital Age: A Measure of Need and Usefulness of a University Curriculum in Egypt Rasha Allam and Salma El Ghetany, American University in Cairo The MOOC for Media Literacy: Examining Media Literacy Practices in a Massive Open Online CourseKristy Roschke, Arizona State University A Model for Media Literacy Across a Lifespan: Wisdom from Pedagogical Pilots George L. Daniels, University of Alabama Part Four: MEDIA LITERACY AND SOCIAL ACTION Civic Standpoint and the pursuit of Media LiteraciesPaul Mihailidis, Moses Shumow, Emerson College and Christopher Harris, Nevada State College The Colombian Freedom of Information Act: Using Media Literacy to Understand and Implement the LawPaula Perez, Jairo Becerra, Universidad Católica de Colombia, and Julian Rodriguez, University of Texas-Arlington The Literacies of Participatory CulturesJennifer J. Henderson, Trinity University Civic Engagement, Social Justice, and Media LiteracySrividya "Srivi" Ramasubramanian and Ramin Chaboki Darzabi, Texas A&M University Critical Media Literacy and Environmental JusticeJeff Share, University of California-Los Angeles