Topic
Media Literacy
10 published works
Law People
Using Emotional Intelligence to Spot Fake News
By Ronda Muir
As prefaced in our post of March 18, political thought happens primarily in the emotional center of the brain, not in the reasoning center. And consuming news with only one…
The Right Coast
AOC’s Ministry of Truth | TheHill
I do think that several members of Congress in some of my discussions have brought up media literacy because that is part of what happened here, Ocasio-Cortez went on. We…
Internet Law Twists & Turns
Muting Misinformation: Resources for identifying and dealing with misinformation
We may be on our own in the world of internet misinformation, but we don’t lack resources. An expert industry is developing about misinformation, how to spot it and how…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Helping Elders Learn How to Spot Fake News
By rmorgan
One of my colleagues sent me this interesting article about teaching elders how to verify a story. With An Election On The Horizon, Older Adults Get Help Spotting Fake News…
Media Law Prof Blog
Teeni-Harari and Yadin on Regulatory Literacy: Rethinking Television Rating in the New Media Age @Sharon_Yadin
Tali Teeni-Harari and Sharon Yadin, both of the Peres Academic Center, are publishing Regulatory Literacy: Rethinking Television Rating in the New Media Age in volume 88 of the University of…
Media Law Prof Blog
Dell on Fake News, Alternative Facts, and Disinformation: The Importance of Teaching Media Literacy To Law Students @TTV_Law
Marin Dell, Texas Tech University School of Law, has published Fake News, Alternative Facts, and Disinformation: The Importance of Teaching Media Literacy to Law Students. Here is the abstract.Like legal…
Food Safety News
Letter From The Editor: A Resolution for Readers
By Dan Flynn
As we count down the remaining days of the year, I’d like to wish the readers of Food Safety News a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Keeping Current-Staying Afloat in the Information Tsunami
By rmorgan
Remember the old days....when we stayed current by listening to the news on the radio or watching newscasts on television, reading the newspaper (print version), and magazines that came in the…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Study Shows Young Adults Need Guidance Searching Internet for Credible Health Information
Chicago Tribune: Collegians lack online search savvy to get credible health information, by Leslie Mann: Their parents joke that they spend so much time on their smartphones and computers, older…
AdLaw By Request®
So, How Do You, Like, Communicate With, Like, Kids?
The Federal Trade Commission staff will host a forum March 12, 2009 to gather input for its upcoming education program on advertising literacy for “tweens,” or kids who are 8…