This book, part of the BEA Electronic Media Research Series, brings together top scholars researching media literacy and lays out the current state of the field in areas such as propaganda, news, participatory culture, representation, education, social/environmental justice, and civic engagement.

William G. Christ is Professor Emeritus at Trinity University. He has been writing about media education for over forty years. He has edited or co-authored six books and over 65 articles and book chapters. His interests lie in bridging the gap between the liberal arts and professional education, and the challenges of assessing student learning.

Belinha S. De Abreu is an International Media Literacy Educator in the United States. Her research interests include media and information literacy education, educational technology, global perspectives, critical thinking, privacy and big data. She is the author/editor of several papers/books including: Teaching Media Literacy (ALA: Neal-Schuman, 2019) and The International Handbook for Media Literacy Education (Routledge, 2017). She serves as the Vice President for the National Telemedia Council (NTC) and is the founder of the International Media Literacy Research Symposium.

Part One: OVERVIEW

1. Global Perspectives on Media Literacy

Belinha S. De Abreu, Sacred Heart University/UNESCO---The Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL)

2. A Snapshot: The State of Media Literacy Education in the U.S.

Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, Executive Director, National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE)

Sherri Hope Culver, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Media and Information Literacy, Temple University

Theresa Redmond, Appalachian State University

3. Media Literacy in the Age of Big Data

Kathleen Tyner, University of Texas-Austin

4. Four Fundamental Challenges in Designing Media Literacy Interventions

W. James Potter, University of California-Santa Barbara

Part Two: MEDIA LITERACY, NEWS AND PROPAGANDA

5. Focusing on Facts: Media and News Literacy Education in the Age of Misinformation

Jennifer Fleming and Christopher Karadjov, California State University, Long Beach

6. Propaganda Critic, Russian Disinformation, and Media Literacy: A Case Study

Aaron Delwiche and Mary Margaret Herring, Trinity University

7. The Imperative of Latino-Oriented News & Media Literacy

Federico Subervi-Vélez, Honorary Latin-American Professor,

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tania Cantrell Rosas-Moreno, Loyola University

8. Blame Attribution, Warrants and Critical Thinking:

South Africa's Overvaal Debacle as a Case Study

Marthinus Conradie, University of the Free State

9. Media Literacy and a Typology of Political Deceptions

Robert N. Spicer, Millersville University

Part Three: MEDIA LITERACY AND EDUCATION

10. Professional Education and Media Literacy: Oil and Water?

William G. Christ, Trinity University

11. News Media Literacy in the Digital Age: A Measure of Need and Usefulness of a University Curriculum in Egypt

Rasha Allam and Salma El Ghetany, American University in Cairo

12. The MOOC for Media Literacy: Examining Media Literacy Practices in a Massive Open Online Course

Kristy Roschke, Arizona State University

13. A Model for Media Literacy Across a Lifespan: Wisdom from Pedagogical Pilots

George L. Daniels, University of Alabama

Part Four: MEDIA LITERACY AND SOCIAL ACTION

14. Civic Standpoint and the pursuit of Media Literacies

Paul Mihailidis, Moses Shumow, Emerson College and Christopher Harris, Nevada State College

15. The Colombian Freedom of Information Act: Using Media Literacy to Understand and Implement the Law

Paula Perez, Jairo Becerra, Universidad Católica de Colombia, and Julian Rodriguez, University of Texas-Arlington

16. The Literacies of Participatory Cultures

Jennifer J. Henderson, Trinity University

17. Civic Engagement, Social Justice, and Media Literacy

Srividya "Srivi" Ramasubramanian and Ramin Chaboki Darzabi, Texas A&M University

18. Critical Media Literacy and Environmental Justice

Jeff Share, University of California-Los Angeles