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News Literacy, Sissel W. Mccarthy

Open Educational Resources

"The digital age has created the need for a new kind of literacy-a literacy that empowers news consumers to determine whether information is credible, reliable and truthful. This is not just a skill; it is a new core competency for the 21st century. So-called “fake news” is hard to spot and spreads easily, leading to disagreements over basic facts. The antidote to the growing challenges posed by this digital revolution is news literacy. This mini news literacy course includes two three-hour sessions that will teach anyone to become a more critical consumer of news. "

The News Literacy course package …

Nonprofit Investigative Journalism Presentation Slides, Matthew Hale

Political Science Publications

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From Print To Digital And Back Again: Using The Campus Newspaper To Explore Historical Events And Academic Culture, Jill Crane, Marcella Lesher

Faculty Publications

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"A Date Which Will Live In Infamy": College Newspaper Reporting Of U.S. Entry Into Wwii, Jill Crane, Marcella Lesher

Faculty Publications

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Review Of The Book Those Girls: Single Women In Sixties And Seventies Popular Culture, By Katerine J. Lehman, Candi Carter Olsen

Journalism and Communication Faculty Publications

Katherine J. Lehman's Those Girls: Single Women in Sixties and Seventies Popular Culture explores the ways that unmarried women were portrayed in TV shows and movies of the era and relates those portrayals to the period's quickly changing attitudes toward female sexuality and independence. Lehman's thought-provoking original research shows how Hollywood and 1960s and 1970s public opinion worked symbiotically to expand female roles while also binding women to traditional images.

Project#1: Story Crop, Radwa Khaled Rashad

Audiovisual Projects

An audio interview about the revolution.

Interview With A Student Activist, Omar Khairy

Audiovisual Projects

Interviewing a student activist, who took part in the Egyptian Revolution and whose best friend lost his ability to see in the process.

Discovering Cristina: A Study Of Cristina Peri Rossi's Life And Literary Works And Marketing Them To Worldwide Audiences, Dunja Zdero

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

As one of the leading female authors of the Latin American literature, Cristina Peri Rossi has produced a large collection of works including more than 40 published novels, essays, and short story and poetry collections. Her literature is known for addressing various topics such as political and social injustices, love, passion, feminism, sexuality, and gender studies. As an exile in Spain, Peri Rossi also offers an interesting blend of the two Spanish-speaking worlds. Although many other authors speak of the same issues, Peri Rossi provides a very unique insight into both cultures that cannot be seen elsewhere: an insight of …

On Campus Video, Featuring Lynda Calcote., Abilene Christian University, Gary Mccaleb, Lynda Calcote

McCaleb & Company

A videorecording of an interview with Lynda Calcote conducted by Dr. Gary McCaleb of Abilene Christian University.