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The Role Of Media

The media plays an important role in shaping public awareness and providing information that shapes attitudes and public opinion. Media is an increasingly powerful tool whether it’s television, radio, or the internet. Social media is quickly expanding its influence on all aspects of our lives. What should the role of the media be in our society, and what purposes does it serve? Does the media play a positive or negative role in our society as innovative technologies continue to increasingly “connect” everyone to the world around them?

Media Breaker/Studios: Break the ElectionMediaBreaker/Studios is a free online learning tool to help students understand how media impact elections and the media. With Break the Election, students remix and critique political commercials, news coverage and more to learn about techniques of persuasion, bias and misinformation. Break the Election helps students learn and practice media literacy skills.

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Let’s Learn about Mary McLeod Bethune! Teaching a More Multicultural American History

February 6, 2021 David Childs 11

Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University In celebration of Black History month we would like to share an article that was originally posted June 2019. […]

The Hunt for Credible Sources: Recovering from the Pandemic of Fake News

January 29, 2021 David Childs 22

By Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D. Fake News Sites and DisinformationAnyone that spends any reasonable amount of time on Facebook or other social media outlets […]

What’s Goin’ on Today? Resources for Teaching Current Events in Social Studies Classrooms

January 27, 2021 David Childs 19

Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University IntroductionThe year 2020 was certainly an eventful year. The year brought a global pandemic that has left millions dead, […]

The 2020 Election: Our Media Literacy SAT

November 3, 2020 Julie Coppens 2

By Nico Luginbill, Democracy & Me intern The Election is here. For months, political messages have filled up our friends’ Instagram stories, miniscule political occurrences […]

Political Podcasts as Educational Tools

August 19, 2020 David Childs 20

Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University Do you enjoy a good podcast? The phenomenon of podcasts is a relatively new idea. Although the medium […]

“Walking While Black” and Some Teaching Resources for Addressing Racism

June 5, 2020 David Childs 25

Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University When I walked to my car after working all day at Subway in my local mall, I was […]

Protest: First Amendment and the Freedom of Speech

June 4, 2020 David Childs 25

Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky UniversityFirst AmendmentCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the […]

We Can’t Breathe: A History of Violence Against African Americans in the US

June 4, 2020 David Childs 20

Dr. David J. Childs, Ph. D.Northern Kentucky University Introduction: An all too Familiar Story in My Life“This is all too familiar.” This is the phrase […]

The Mis-education of the US Populace: The Danger of Disinformation and Anti-Intellectualism in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 11, 2020 David Childs 21

Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism […]

Critical Thinking: An Essential Skill to Have in the Age of Disinformation

May 4, 2020 David Childs 18

Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University The Cambridge Dictionary defines critical thinking as “the process of thinking carefully about a subject or idea, without allowing […]

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