The Media and Me with Dr. Allison Butler

<p>Produced by KSQD90.7FM (Note: The&quot;humm&quot; at first is corrected in a few minutes)</p> <p>“Be Bold America!” Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT)</p> <p><strong>Media shape our sense of who we are, what we value, and our place in the world.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>Against the backdrop of <strong>pundits and politicians promoting fearful understandings of “fake news,”</strong> and the negative impacts of social media. The book, “The Media and Me: A Guide to Critical Media Literacy” <strong>empowers readers to become savvy media users, who can analyze claims, see through manipulation, and recognize when political or economic interests drive the media we use.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>For this program, we will be interviewing one of ten authors of this timely and imperative book.</p> <p><strong>Interview Guest:</strong></p> <p><strong>Dr. Allison Butler is Director of the Media Literacy Certificate Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst,</strong> Department of Communication. Dr. Butler also co-directs the grassroots organization, Mass Media Literacy, where she develops and runs teacher trainings for the inclusion of critical media literacy in K-12 schools. She is the author of numerous articles and books on media literacy, including Educating Media Literacy and Key Scholarship in Media Literacy.</p>