August 30, 2024

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A comprehensive guide designed to equip young people with the tools they need to navigate an increasingly complex and often perilous media environment.

"The ABC Book of Media Literacy isn’t just another textbook. It’s a primer covering the media landscape, literally from A to Z. Each letter of the alphabet represents a key concept or area in media literacy, from algorithms and bots to watchdogs and zines."

"The ABC Book of Media Literacy isn’t just another textbook. It’s a primer covering the media landscape, literally from A to Z. Each letter of the alphabet represents a key concept or area in media literacy, from algorithms and bots to watchdogs and zines."

"The ABC Book of Media Literacy isn’t just another textbook. It’s a primer covering the media landscape, literally from A to Z. Each letter of the alphabet represents a key concept or area in media literacy, from algorithms and bots to watchdogs and zines."

"...(W)hat makes this initiative particularly powerful is its focus on trust—a quality Finland holds in high regard. Jukka Holmberg, President of News Media Finland (NMF), emphasized that while trust in journalism remains exceptionally high in Finland, it must be actively maintained. This primer reinforces the role of independent journalism in a healthy democracy and teaches students to be vigilant watchdogs." - Amelia Nash

ARTICLE: Media Literacy A to Z: How Finland is Arming Students Against Misinformation

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Start where you live: Learning to see local power

BOOK: Hyperlocal: Place Governance in a Fragmented World

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The places that hold us together

ARTICLE: Want to Support a Healthy Democracy? Start Here.

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A pattern‑based approach to public problem‑solving

PDF: Pattern Languages for Public Problem‑Solving: Cultivating New Seeds for Social Change

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America Unfinished: A plain-sight inventory of the state of the nation