Understanding America via Media Literacy: A Chinese Student’s View
If there is one thing that has made the definition of media literacy so fascinating, that would bethe fact that you cannot simply define it as one thing. There are so many dimensions of interpretations...
View ArticleInclusion, Acceptance and Equality
Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre Dame, was a sad character in literature. He was flogged, turned on the pillory in public humiliation. A beautiful gypsy woman, Esmeralda, took pity on him, gave him...
View ArticleMaking the Pieces Fit: One Journalist’s View
Twenty-five years ago (I had to look at the dates on the yellowing newspapers twice to make certain so much time had passed), the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published a series of stories on the state of...
View ArticleWhat is This Thing called Facebook? A Look at Media Literacy From My Corner...
Mrs. C. receives a phone call from a personable sounding young man who engages her in conversation. He is selling an insurance supplement and convinces her that it is the perfect thing for her. Mrs....
View ArticleFinding Reliable Sources of Information
As a youth leadership facilitator I am often amazed at the sources middle school students consider legitimate channels for news and information. In a world filled with tweets, Instagram, and Facebook,...
View ArticleWhy Media Literacy is Important: A Journalism Educator’s Perspective
“Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject, so you know you are getting the best possible information.” – Michael Scott, The OfficeLeave it to...
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Providing Journalists a Better Place to Grow Up
The business model for journalism is broken. We have heard this time again as media companies have downsized month after month for approximately the last decade.Still, there will always be news. It...
View ArticleGMLP adds two to its board of directors
Gateway Media Literacy Partners recently invited two more members to join its board of directors. They are:Robin Hattori, assistant director of the Gephardt Institute for Public Service at Washington...
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GIF, JPEG, or PNG? Choose wisely
Seeing is believing, the saying goes. That phrase dates back to the 17th century, but it means more now than ever. Our image-driven culture places added value on what it can visualize at a glance...
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Responsibility in Reporting on Science and Medicine
One of the goals of the Gateway Media Literacy Partners is to help the public understand how the media report stories and how to interpret the messages that media deliver. Part of that is our...
View ArticlePresident's Message, October 2015
Greetings, Media Literacy Proponents and Enthusiasts,Welcome to Gateway Media Literacy Partners’(GMLP’s) new website. It re-emerges during an important period in our institutional life (see piece on...
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First-Ever U.S. Media Literacy Week
Happily, not only is GMLP celebrating its milestone Tenth Anniversary/Tenth Media Literacy Week, it is thrilled to report another great milestone … an important milestone for the nation, really!...
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My Favorite Movie, starring KSDK's Art Holiday
Everyone has a favorite movie, but the reasons why people love their movies differ widely.Maybe it was the acting, or the plot. The characters, or the setting. Or maybe something about the movie...
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Radio show focuses on media literacy, children
Today’s children live a wired life. From birth through adulthood, their perceptions and prejudices are seeded then shaped by the technology and networks that Americans have come to depend upon for...
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GMLP serves up media literacy 'appetizers'
Media literacy is a big yet crucial topic that can be hard to digest all at once for some people. To make the subject a little easier to consume, Gateway Media Literacy Partners offers media literacy...
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Listen to GMLP on the air!
If you missed the news, Gateway Media Literacy Partners was the featured guest during a recent live broadcast of "St. Louis On The Air," a weekly production of St. Louis Public Radio. The program...
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PNC Foundation, Webster University, Announces $1 Million Grant to Close Word...
The PNC Foundation and Webster University today announced a $1 million, two-year collaboration to build preschool children’s vocabularies in two St. Louis neighborhoods. Mind Full of Words will infuse...
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GMLP Announces New President
Gateway Media Literacy Partners (GMLP) has announced the selection of Jessica Bellomo as its new President. She will replace longtime President, media literacy advocate, and founder of Gateway Media...
View ArticleA Reflection: Parting Thoughts from Outgoing President and GMLP Founder
It is the mid 90s, and I now have an affinity for this academic field known as media literacy. I'm totally sold on its importance. I'm curious to see how many folks from our region might be interested...
View ArticleNews literacy lessons from Ferguson that resonate today
This post was originally published on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. View original post.The shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager, by white police officer Darren Wilson in...
View ArticleDecoding Political Ads
This post originally appeared on Frankwbaker.com. View original post.We’re heading into the homestretch of the 2016 Presidential campaign. Both sides are targeting their commercials at undecided voters...
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National U.S. "Media Literacy Week" Returns for Second Year
Media Literacy Week(#MediaLitWk) in the U.S. is being held October 31 - November 4, 2016. The mission of Media Literacy Week is to highlight the power of media literacy education and its essential role...
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Media Literacy: How to Watch the Debates
It’s that time again– the quadrennial activity we know as the presidential debates is about to begin.The 2016 campaign has already provided a wealth of dramatic moments, thwarted expectations and...
View ArticleAnnouncing a New Media Literacy Education Blog
In celebration of the U.S.’s second annual National Media Literacy Week (Oct 31-Nov 4, 2016), and the 20th Anniversary of Insighters Education, Media Literacy Education Maven, Dr. Faith Rogow,...
View ArticleNorth American GAPMIL: London Declaration
A group of media and information literacy educators and organizations representing a broadrange of sectors met in London, Ontario at Western University on Sept. 20 and 21, 2016 to formthe North...
View ArticleConfluence
Around here, when we say “confluence,” we immediately think of the Mississippi and Missouri Riverscoming together, with St. Louis at the confluence—their junction place.And as unique as that is to our...
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Word choice: "‘Unification’ By Any Other Name"
The selection of words and images is a precise matter that frames how we think about our world. Highly paid media consultants pour over each sentence to generate the response that they seek.Conversely,...
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YouTube Knows Guinea Pigs
My nine year old daughter, Madison, wants a guinea pig. My husband and I want her to have a guinea pig like we want holes in our heads. One day while driving her to school she began stating some...
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The Best Internet Filter is Between a Child’s Ears
What happens in classrooms is only a fraction of a child’s learning. Educators, professional media producers, and internet safety advocates all play a role in how children learn to be consumers,...
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Planting Media Literacy Seeds
“Lolly, P L E A S E can I use your phone?”“Sure Frankie, but why do you want to use my phone? You have your own iPad!”Frankie is my nine-year-old grandson who christened me Lolly when he was just a...
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#MediaLitWk: St. Louis Public Radio
Gateway Media Literacy Partners' board members Natasha Casey and Mary Pat Gallagher appeared on St. Louis Public Radio's St. Louis On the Air to talk media literacy with host Don Marsh. During what has...
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Resolve to Get Media Literate in 2018
Confession. During winter break, the kids and I were home from school and I spent an extreme amount of time online. “Going down the rabbit hole,” as my husband likes to call it. I was satisfying the...
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The Feel of Retro Media
On a recent work trip, I mentioned to my Uber driver, a gentleman named Tyrone who was a couple generations older than me, that I love vinyl. And that in fact, when I travel to a new city, I make sure...
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How Being Media Literate Will Improve Your Leadership Skills
In a world where digital networks prevail in many fields, understanding different mediums is a vital skill for a leader. The constant stream of media through the news, programs, eBooks, and social...
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The Rewards of Not Telling People to Kick Rocks: A Story of Cognitive Dissonance
I’m a protestor, and I believe in the Black Lives Matter movement wholeheartedly, but this blog isn’t about that. It’s about my friend Ricky. Ricky (whose name I’ve changed for the sake of anonymity,...
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Middle School Resource: "When Should We Teach Critical Thinking to Kids?"
As is the tradition at Gateway Media Literacy Partners, we like following media literacy educator and professional, Frank Baker. Frank, a resident of South Carolina, has traveled the world teaching...
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Blogcast Episode 1: Media Literacy in Civic Life
Elections are over and everyone will move on with their civic lives, whether they are urban, suburban or rural. To keep the civic spirit alive, this is the first episode in a blogcast series for GMLP...
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