August 30, 2024

Civics

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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What we’re facing is serious, and we need to acknowledge the whole truth of it.

ARTICLE: Learning to See in the Dark Amid Catastrophe: An Interview With Deep Ecologist Joanna Macy

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Many Americans still want to live in a compassionate country.

‍ARTICLE: Even as Polarization Surges, Americans Believe They Live in a Compassionate Country

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What does a creative response to polarization look like?

ARTICLE: The Hopeful Thing About Our Ugly, Painful Polarization

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Care, dignity, and belonging as the core antidotes to resentment politics

‍ARTICLE: How Hannah Arendt Can Help Us Understand This New Age of Far-Right Populism