Colleges Push Professors into Media Spotlight
You may have read in one of the many articles depicting the future of online learning the prediction that individual professors would become media stars. According to this report, this trend is beginning to emerge, with some professors fielding dozens of media interviews a week. More...
Here's what Americans say it will take to rebuild their trust in the media
Christine Schmidt, NiemanLab, 2018/09/12
There's a lot going on in this article, but here's how I read it: for people who distrust the media, the most cited reason is bias, but for people who trust the media, the most cited reason is accuracy, and transparency can improve trust in the media generally. More...
The New Amateur Journalists Weigh In
Some good discussion on TRDEV over the last few days on blogging. Rather than look simply at blogging in eduation, discussants are looking at the wider picture, which is good. This link is one that came up in the discussion and is one of the more balanced discussions of blogging from the point of view of the traditional press. More...
Biaoqing: The circulation of emoticons, emoji, stickers, and custom images on Chinese digital media platforms
Gabriele de Seta, First Monday, 2018/09/03
First Monday has devoted this month's issue to the Emoji, from which I select two articles to highlight. This article looks at the blending of emoticons, emoji and stickers under the heading of 表情 - biaoqing - in Chinese culture. More...
The On-Demand World is Finally Coming
Interesting talk that highlights not only the scale of the BBC's online offering, but also the important role that the publicly owned broadcasting service plays in ensuring that people are not left behind in the rush toward broadband. More...
Dans le cadre de l'accompagnement global des volontaires des EPIDES, une formation aux médias a été dispensée aux personnels et volontaires de l'EPIDE de Lyon-Meyzieu. Plus...
Les adultes apprennent de tous les médias qu'ils voient, entendent et expérimentent. Les médias ont une influence importante sur nous tous et peuvent affecter différents aspects de notre vie - de la manière dont nous votons à qui nous sommes et comment nous pensons. C’est pourquoi il est important que les adultes connaissent bien les médias. Plus...
Dans un tel flux incessant alimenté par les chaînes d’actualités en continu, quoi penser ? Comment se retirer un peu du direct et être en mesure de se mettre en mode analyse; voilà le genre de compétences qu’essaie de transmettre l’éducation aux médias et à l'information (EMI). Or, la tâche n’est pas simple : la relation média - école s’est développée difficilement. Plus...
The National Public Radio affiliate in Cape Girardeau is now teamed up with the student-run newspaper at Southeast Missouri State University, and people involved said the partnership is proving beneficial for both. More...
Media Literacy Goes to School
I haven't talked about this as much as I should. Multi media, especially in education, requires media literacy. Media literacy isn't only about learning how to evaluate and criticize persuasive multimedia presentations, though it is partially that. It is, in my mind, mainly about being able to understand the message contained in such a presentation, and to asses it on its own merits. More...
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