October 31, 2023

Developing Essential Media Literacy Skills
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Building Resilience Against Manipulative Disinformation

Every day, young people online are exposed to disinformation, conspiracy theories and supremacist thinking. How can we build youth resilience in order to withstand this torrent of manipulative disinformation? Start with supporting young people’s mental health and well-being. In this new article, Lydia Bates of the SPLC’s Intelligence Project provides recommendations for addressing vulnerabilities to disinformation in young people. Prevention is crucial. Bates writes, “Incremental lessons, honest conversations and community networking can support young people’s resilience against efforts to undermine civic engagement and learning environments grounded in safety and belonging.”
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[New Webinar] Teaching Mindful Media Consumption

The full recording of LFJ’s Teaching Mindful Media Consumption webinar is now available free online. This hour-long webinar features experts in the anti-disinformation field from IREX and Columbia (Missouri) Public Schools and introduces viewers to media literacy concepts that can be used to resist manipulative information. The panel discussion also highlights real-world implementation models and shares resources educators can bring to their own practice.
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Reimagining Digital Literacy Education To Save Ourselves

Misinformation and online hate are crisis-level threats to democracy and social justice movements—and our responses should be appropriately urgent. Given the scope of the challenge, it’s essential to understand the roots of today’s online misinformation and hate epidemics to learn how to best counter them. Revisit this LFJ article that highlights the role that high-quality digital literacy education can play in the fight against hate and extremism.
Against Hate: Media Literacy and Other Tools for Combating Extremism

[LFJ Webinar] Against Hate

Check out this recording of LFJ’s webinar Against Hate: Media Literacy and Other Tools for Combating Extremism to learn about best practices for preventing and responding to hate and bias in the classroom. The webinar also explores connections between media literacy and combating hate and bias.
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Discussing War and Conflict

In times of conflict and geopolitical crisis—like our present moment—young people need support from parents, caregivers and educators to grapple with the images and narratives they are seeing and hearing in the news. This compilation of resources can help you get started facilitating crucial conversations with the young people in your life.

Article Spotlight: Your Vote Matters

This election season, we must recognize the possibilities of the power of the vote. Become a change agent in your community, and encourage your friends and family to engage in civic action, too. These LFJ articles remind us that our votes matter in every election and provide recommendations for engagement.
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