Trust and Maloy publish article on critical media literacy

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In the age of disinformation, it is paramount that we all learn how to think critically about the media we consume -- Youtube videos, TV ads, podcasts, websites, and more. Teacher education plays a pivotal part in this effort because teachers foster critical thinking and analysis in their classrooms.

An interdisciplinary team of scholars at UMass Amherst, including College of Education faculty Torrey Trust and Robert Maloy, EDUC doctoral student Lauren Goodman, and Senior Lecturer Allison Butler, director of undergraduate advising in communications, have published an article that charts a path to establishing a more media literate society.

You can read their article, "Critical Media Literacy in Teacher Education: Discerning Truth Amidst a Crisis of Misinformation and Disinformation" in full here: https://buff.ly/3wdCDJh