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New #medialiteracy study in Interactive Learning Environments: "From passive consumers to critical creators: enhancing university students’ new media literacy through AI-enhanced digital multimodal composing"

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From passive consumers to critical creators: enhancing university students’ new media literacy through AI-enhanced digital multimodal composing
This study addresses the evolving demands of new media literacy (NML), which moves beyond traditional media literacy’s (ML) emphasis on passive consumption, such as accessing, analyzing, and evalua...
doi.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences is hosting a college student journalism contest in honor of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Full details on the assignment, including a suggested grading rubric, can be found at the link.
www.amacad.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Ohio University's teaching-hospital style TV and radio stations take hit to professional staff after end to federal public broadcasting funding.
Ohio University student media cuts six employees after federal funding loss
ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio University’s student television and radio station has lost six employees this month after major funding losses. Over 150 students get hands-on TV, radio and writing opportun...
www.yahoo.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:43 PM
University of Alabama Faculty Senate passes resolution in support two student magazines shut down for serving specific "target audiences."
UA Faculty Senate suspends its own rules to push political statement…
On Tuesday evening, the University of Alabama Faculty Senate voted to demand that the university reinstate two canceled publications: ALICE Magazine and…
1819news.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:22 PM
New #newsliteracy curriculum study in Cogent Education: "News literacy education and civic engagement among primary school children: a mixed-methods evaluation."
News literacy education and civic engagement among primary school children: a mixed-methods evaluation
Developing children’s news literacy skills to critically engage with news is crucial to their development as informed and engaged citizens. Yet, primary school children remain largely overlooked by...
doi.org
January 29, 2026 at 1:29 PM
New #medialiteracy publication in a surprising place: the Journal of Chemical Education. "Integrating the CRAAP Framework to Support Critical Thinking and Information Literacy"
Integrating the CRAAP Framework to Support Critical Thinking and Information Literacy
The rise of fake news, encompassing misinformation and disinformation, threatens societal progress, particularly in environmental science and the pursuit of the United Nations Sustainable Development ...
doi.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:36 PM
The University of Michigan-Flint revives its campus newspaper. #studentjournalism
UM-Flint student paper celebrates comeback after hiatus
The Michigan Times, the University of Michigan-Flint's student newspaper, has resumed publication after more than a year of inactivity.
www.abc12.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:11 PM
#Studentjournalism in middle schools has been on the decline for many years, and elementary school journalism is almost non-existent at this point. So, every new publication is a win for journalism education. Thank you, Cooperstown Elementary!

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Cooperstown Elementary School Launches ‘Walnut St. Journal’ Student Newspaper
Launched this school year, the “Walnut St. Journal” is the publication of the Cooperstown schools’ newspaper club, located, of course, on Walnut Street.
www.allotsego.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
"Don’t like a story? Turn the page. Write a response. Disagree loudly. But do not punish the student reporter while they are learning their craft. Do not discipline the editor for doing their job. Do not fire the adviser who believes in teaching integrity over obedience." — Chris R. Vaccaro in Quill
When universities silence student journalists, democracy suffers
Quill, a magazine by the Society of Professional Journalists
www.quillmag.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:10 PM
New structured lit review of strategies for boosting students' digital literacy now available in the Journal of Teaching and Learning: "Interactive-Based Media and Effective Learning Strategies to Improve Students' Digital Literacy: A Structured Literature Review"

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Interactive-Based Media and Effective Learning Strategies to Improve Students' Digital Literacy: A Structured Literature Review | Journal of Teaching and Learning
jtl.uwindsor.ca
January 27, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Congratulations to The Rice Thresher on 110 years of providing student journalism!

www.ricethresher.org/article/cele...
Celebrating 110 years of student journalism at Rice
This week, we’re celebrating the Thresher’s 110th birthday. Our first issue was published Jan. 15, 1916. Here’s what was happening on campus this week over a century ago.
www.ricethresher.org
January 26, 2026 at 10:01 PM
New #medialiteracy publication in Media Education: "Domestication of Media Literacy theory in a non-western context: Models of Media and Information Literacy (MIL) in academic discourse in Uzbekistan"

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January 26, 2026 at 7:46 PM
New #medialiteracy publication in Media Education: "Remediating prebunking in practice: Enhancing teachers’ competencies for digital source evaluation and disinformation detection"

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January 26, 2026 at 5:21 PM
"They are very excited about the idea that there is something unifying for young people in the face of a disaster, a common experience, and so they want to serve as a group of mentors for that next community who’s been impacted by disasters."
Wildfire Youth Media Initiative at USC shares moving stories
High schoolers learn the skills to capture their communities’ stories.
today.usc.edu
January 26, 2026 at 4:26 PM
New York Times White House correspondents, Emmy-nominated comedy writers and Yale Law School professors laud the high school newspaper adviser who helped them launch their careers as he steps down from advising.

www.riverdalepress.com/stories/afte...
After 40 years mentoring journalism students, Fieldston News advisor steps down - The Riverdale Press
For 40 years, beloved Fieldston School teacher Robert Montera inspired young journalists as the faculty advisor to the Fieldston News.
www.riverdalepress.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:48 PM
From Editor & Publisher:

Barbara "Bob" Allen at collegejournalism.org announces a new map tracking what they believe is close to a census of the 1,100 currently operating college newspapers in the U.S.

www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/how-...
January 26, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Division member Todd Vogts has published a new open-access book with co-author Jacob Groshek: "Misinformation Finds Them: Hybrid Media and Radicalization in Rural America."

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Misinformation Finds Them
library.oapen.org
January 25, 2026 at 9:25 PM
New #newsliteracy book from Cathy Collins: "Teaching News Literacy in the Age of AI."

drcathycollins.com/the-book/
The Book – Dr. Cathy Collins
drcathycollins.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:49 PM
New #medialiteracy publication in AI & Society suggests increased levels of algorithm literacy and news literacy can predict trust in mainstream media.

doi.org/10.1007/s00146-025-02848-z
January 24, 2026 at 3:35 PM
SJD Division member Mark Turner (Ohio) has a new book review in News Research Journal for "Forming the Public: A Critical History of Journalism in the United States."

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Frank D. Durham and Thomas P. Oates, Forming the Public: A Critical History of Journalism in the United States - Mark Turner, 2026
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January 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
New #medialiteracy publication in Sage Open: "Information and Technology Literacy Among Female and Male Pre-Service Teachers: The Mediating Role of Media Literacy"

doi.org/10.1177/2158...
January 23, 2026 at 8:15 PM
New #medialiteracy research publication in Papers in Arts and Humanities: "Fake News on Both Sides of the Border: Media Literacy Among Young Hungarians Living in the Partium Region (Romania) and Along the Hungarian Border."

artshumanities.partium.ro/pah/en/artic...
January 22, 2026 at 8:52 PM
New #medialiteracy publication in the Journal of American College Health: "Social media literacy and body image resilience: A curriculum intervention for college students."

doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2026.2616511
January 22, 2026 at 3:35 PM
The Columbia Daily Spectator names its 150th — and first Black — editor-in-chief.
Alfred makes history as editor-in-chief of Columbia University's student newspaper
A college student hailing from St. Croix is making history — in journalism.
www.virginislandsdailynews.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:31 PM
New #medialiteracy publication in the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, "Amplifying Assets: Literacy Leadership Teams, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, and Multiliteracies Turn."

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January 21, 2026 at 3:26 PM