Canadaland as Witness
Canadaland provides a compelling, ongoing struggle in trying to answer the question, “What do ‘journalism’ and ‘journalist’ mean in an always-on, omnipresent, citizen-journalist, participatory [...]
Canadaland provides a compelling, ongoing struggle in trying to answer the question, “What do ‘journalism’ and ‘journalist’ mean in an always-on, omnipresent, citizen-journalist, participatory [...]
The Canadian Journalism Foundation sponsored 2 panel presentations exploring the theme of Media as Opposition on May 24, 2017. Four of the five speakers in the first panel were Americans, as was [...]
Global News’ Alan Carter interviewed Kathleen Wynne by surprise while she was doing her morning jog.
Norman Lear produced several successful television sit-coms with political implications. His first, and most well-known, was All in the Family. Archie Bunker, the central character, was a [...]
Many people are concerned about the ramifications of a Donald Trump presidency. What was once considered a laughable long shot by a TV celebrity has become serious politics. Talk show hosts have [...]
Viking/Penguin Press 2014 Crazy Town, by Robyn Doolittle, is “the astonishing inside story of the world’s most infamous mayor and his troubled family.” Ms. Doolittle does a great job of [...]
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We’re pleased to share a gr. 11 Arts unit from Director Irene Faiz as an example of how #KeyConcepts of #MediaLiteracy such as “Media construct versions of reality” & “Media contain values messages” can be seamlessly woven into other subject curricula.
“[Media literacy] can also help [students] develop skills and perspective that may help them… to live with a little more tolerance, understanding, and confidence and a lot more skepticism, scrutiny, and sophistication.” Continue in @EdWeekOpinion 🔗
🚨 It’s been a chaotic, emotionally charged news week. Trying to find credible reports in such an environment can be hard – especially on social media!
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In today’s featured blog, President @mediasee highlights evolving real-world applications of #MachineLearning & considers potential benefits & hazards of #GenAI, from enhancing social connections to ethical concerns, in true #McLuhanian style.
Co-VP @MzMollyTL just returned from presenting & participating in @IC4ML #IMLRS24 in the Azores. Check out her reflection on this year’s iteration of one of our favourite #MediaLiteracy conferences on our blog: