CSUN Celebrates Media Literacy Week 2022!

​U.S. Media Literacy Week is hosted by the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE). The mission is to highlight the power of media literacy education and its essential role in education across the country. Join us for CSUN's Media Literacy Week events on Zoom.
CSUN Media Literacy Week events are hosted by the Journalism Department, CSUN Act Now, and University Library.
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Balance Your Brain: Countering Confirmation Bias in the Digital Age
Monday, October 24 at 11am-12:15pm via Zoom
Have you considered how your confirmation bias reinforces your existing beliefs? How can it trap you in an echo chamber and prevent you from considering other evidence and points of view? What about confirmation bias of media producers -- news reporters, bloggers, social media influencers, and other user-generated content? How does their confirmation bias affect the news and information we read, watch and listen to in the digital culture? Join us for a discussion about what we can do to counter confirmation bias.

​This session will be facilitated by Jessi Hollis McCarthy, First Amendment Educational Content Manager, Freedom Forum Institute.
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​​To register: Use your CSUN email to register and login at
​https://bit.ly/3C4VRmr
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​Are You Disinformed? 
Propaganda, Social Distancing and Conversational Interventions
Thursday, October 27 at 2-3:15pm via Zoom
This webinar focuses on propaganda and the intersection of visual, media and news literacy skills essential to navigate the virtual environment for the upcoming election. Students will test their Propaganda IQ and learn how propaganda makers target us and what we can do to counteract it in campaign messaging.

​This session will be facilitated by Jessi Hollis McCarthy, First Amendment Educational Content Manager, Freedom Forum Institute.

To register: Use your CSUN email to register and login at
https://bit.ly/3yd92Re
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