If you'll be at #ICA23 in Toronto, please join me and colleagues for a discussion of secondary #teacher conceptions of #medialiteracy in Illinois after the passage of the recent legislation requiring media literacy units for high schoolers. #mediaeducatio…lnkd.in/gXz4ptaF

I was quoted in the following story on #medialiteracy from Context News context.news/big-tech/us-sc…

I was quoted in the following story on #medialiteracy education from Context Newsroom lnkd.in/gzugv4iq

I'm excited to share that I successfully defended my #PhD dissertation on the teaching practices of journalists this week! You can now call me Dr. Spikes

I recently accepted the Friends of Scholastic Media Education award on behalf of Teach for Chicago Journalism at Northwestern Medill . As director, it's an honor to be recognized by IllinoisJEA . The award also honors the hard work of my colleagues Katie Fernandez and Katina Paron, MJE

In 2021, IL passed a law requiring a unit of #MediaLiteracy instruction in public schools. We spoke with MLN's State Advocacy Leader Michael A. Spikes, Ph.D. about lessons learned that advocates can apply to work in their own state. Ream more: medialiteracynow.org/lessons-learne…

I was recently interviewed with my colleague Yonty Friesem Friesem, on our efforts to push #medialiteracy #education forward here in Illinois on Public Narrative and CAN TV program. Watch at: youtube.com/watch?v=SM5Qe7…

I was recently featured on the Classroom Caffeine podcast to talk about building #medialiteracy education. classroomcaffeine.com/guests/michael…

I was recently featured on Where We Live to talk about #misinformation and #disinformation and how #medialiteracy can help to thwart its effects. ctpublic.org/show/where-we-…

I was recently quoted in the following piece from edutopia on recent #medialiteracy policy changes. edutopia.org/article/qualit…

My colleague @stephedgerly and I were quoted in this article on how many people are using TikTok for news consumption. ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/2024/04/11/you…

A minor / major share -- A piece of correspondence that I penned in response to a review of Jonathan Haidt's new book was just published in nature ! nature.com/articles/d4158…

I was quoted in the following story in the Los Angeles Times by Faith E. Pinho on the spread of #conspiracytheories in the wake of the assassination attempt this weekend. #medialiteracy latimes.com/politics/story…

Sharing that I was quoted in a recent story from Glas Amerike, the Serbian affiliate of Voice of America on the rise of assassination attempt conspiracy theories. (Note: Article is in Serbian language). glasamerike.net/a/amerika-izbo…

I recently appeared as a guest expert on AirTalk with Larry Mantle, from LAist . During the segment, I discussed the potential role of #socialmedia #misinformation in the recent surge of anti-immigrant violence in the United Kingdom with #NPR 's Lauren Frayer #medialiteracy bit.ly/3ywsBqZ

Happy to share my piece from Chicago Sun-Times that advocates for scholastic #journalism to boost young #Students civic engagement and #medialiteracy chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/20… #civics

Thanks to the editors of The Emancipator to have me highlight #medialiteracy skills to empower their readers to combat the scourge of mis and #disinformation online.

Just appeared on the iHeartRadio podcast Mis/Dis talk about the growing importance of #MediaLiteracy in combatting misinformation. Listen in for insights on how to navigate the flood of info and become a more discerning news consumer. iheart.com/podcast/53-mis…

I joined the Council of Foreign Relations' podcast "Why it Matters" to discuss how social media "news influencers" are reshaping journalism and broadcasting outside traditional media with Renee DiResta and nicnewman. #MediaLiteracy Listen at -- buff.ly/3YxRvRm