Recommended Articles on Media Literacy 

NOTE: The Center for Media Literacy's web site now contains classic articles from the archives of  Media&Values magazine. Go to the web site to read some of the best writing about media literacy in the US.  Also recommended: Media Literacy Review's archives

2012


2011
Developmentally appropriate New Media Literacies: Supporting cultural competencies and social skills in early childhood education

The State of Media Literacy: A Response to Potter (Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Sept. 2011)

Cultivating Intellectual Curiosity with Digital and Media Literacy (School Library Journal Curriculum Connections, Sept. 2011)

Building an understanding of the role of media literacy for Latino/a high school students (High School Journal, Summer 2011)

Children’s Story Boards: A Key Tool for Understanding Media Literacy (June 2011)

Empowering Learners with digital and media literacy


Views on the News. Media Literacy Empowerment Competencies in the Elementary Grades

Media Literacy: Window To The Future (imagine, May/June 2011)

Media Literacy and Information Literacy: A Need for Collaboration and Communication (Action in Teacher Education, June 2011)

Media Literacy as a Key Strategy toward Improving Public Acceptance of Climate Change Science, (BioScience, March 2011)

The media and the literacies: media literacy, information literacy, digital literacy  (Media, Culture & Society, March 2011)

Media Literacy in the Social Studies Classroom, Ed Digest, March 2011

Expanding Perspectives for Comprehending Visual Images in Multimodal Texts, February 2011 (Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy)

Tectonic cultural shifts require media literacy in schools, Independent School, Winter 2011

Media Literacy Themed Issue, Library Media Connection, January-February 2011

2010

New literacies for a new era: learning to read words is no longer enough; students must learn to be visually literate as well
(
Phi Delta Kappan. Nov 2010)

Media Literacy: Piercing Content and Who Controls It (On The Issues, Spring 2010)

This They Believe? Adolescents, Advertising, and Critical Thinking Skills (NMSA) Middle Ground, April 2010

Interpreting Intertextuality: Analyzing Video Messages, Classroom Notes Plus (NCTE), April 2010

Critical Media Literacy in Middle School: Exploring the Politics of Representation (JAAL, February 2010)


The Story of Stuff: Reading Advertisements through Critical Eyes, English Journal, January 2010

Extending media literacy: A New Direction for Libraries, New Library World, Vol. 111, No. 1/2, 2010


2009

Before Media Education Goes To School, Understanding Adolescence and Education, ETC: A Review of General Semantics, October 2009

How Media Literacy Educators Reclaimed Copyright and Fair Use. International Journal of Learning and Media, 2009

Beyond Cynicism: Media Education and Civic Learning Outcomes in the University. International Journal of Learning and Media, 2009


Media Literacy: 8 Guidelines for Teachers (August 2009)

The Power and Impact of Gender-Specific Media Literacy (Youth Media Reporter, August 2009)

Comparing FSA Photographs by Ben Shahn: A Lesson in Media Literacy (Middle Level Learning, May/June 2009 issue)

A constructivist approach to media literacy education: The role of the library (May 2009)

Media Literacy: A Central Component of Democratic Citizenship (The Educational Forum, Kappa Delta Pi)

Global Perspectives: Developing Media Literacy Skills to Advance Critical Thinking (The Feminist Teacher)

Alligators In The Sewer? Really? (pp. 28-30, May 2009, Learning & Leading With Technology)

Skills for Surviving The 21st Century: Media Literacy Is Essential (OSSTF/FEESO Education Forum / Vol. 35, Issue 1, Winter 2009)

Association of Various Components of Media Literacy and Adolescent Smoking.American Journal of Health Behavior, Mar/Apr2009

From Gutenberg to Gates: Media Matters. The Social Studies, March/April 2009

Teaching and Reaching the Millennial Generation Through Media Literacy, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, March 2009

What Research Says About … / Teaching Media Literacy (ASCD, Educational Leadership, March 2009)

Media literacy education in the social studies: teacher perceptions and curricular challenges (Teacher Education Quarterly, Vol 36, No 1, Winter 2009)

News and Information as Digital Media Come of Age:
Principles for a New Media Literacy (Berkman Center for Internet & Society)



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OTHER RESOURCES FOR ARTICLES
     
http://www.eun.org/eun.org2/eun/en/vs-media/sub_area.cfm?sa=473
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/PI/search.jhtml?magR=all+magazines&key=%22media+literacy%22
http://db.education-world.com/perl/browse?cat_id=4018
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlcl/lbstat/media.html
http://www.unm.edu/~abqteach/media_cus/media_index_page.htm
http://www.positivepractices.com/Literacy/MediaLiteracy1998.html


 

 

REVISED:  01/04/2012