Gateway Media Literacy Partners

By Samantha Shanker On the second day of high school I saw the school’s televised announcements. Two upper classmen sat behind a desk and told the events of the day. As soon as they were done, I turned to my friend and told her that I wanted to do that. I knew I could do […]

By Dave Senay As a preface to what I’m about to say here, I must stipulate that I accept the concept of “truth” as a subjective pursuit.  That is, in part, what makes truth so elusive.  Facts, on the other hand, surely should be more accessible.  And if we all find the same “facts” as […]

By David C. Oughton, Ph.D. Marshal McLuhan emphasized how media greatly shapes our self-conception as well as our view of the world.  The same can be said about education and religion.  But both the media and educational institutions have been failing in helping many people become religiously literate.  Print and electronic media have usually either […]

A Jewish perspective on media literacy By Larry Levin First, the flames of anti-Semitic prejudice, persecution, violence and genocide have been fanned so often by those in positions of major influence with access to widespread dissemination tools. As a result, there’s a relentless need to set the record straight, whether about old saws like Jews […]

by Rev. Dr. Martin Rafanan Media literacy is a required tool in the efforts to make our community a better place.  We need to learn how to analyze and interpret the messages that we hear, see, and experience in the media while at the same time learning to create messages that promote democratic principles, inclusion, […]

Those who are ‘media literate’ have developed a taste for what makes an information source worthy of their trust. by Kurt Greenbaum A few months ago, my son started to come to the dinner table filled with amazing facts to stun and amaze his parents and his older sister. For example, he informed us that […]

By Sandra Diamond “Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.” Thomas Jefferson People always ask me where I get my love and passion for the news, voting, and politics.  The answer is quite simple—from my family and my teachers. Both helped instill this love and passion that has […]