The Journal of Media Literacy began as Better Broadcasts News, an organizational newsletter for the American Council for Better Broadcasts in 1953. It evolved into Telemedium, The Journal of Media Literacy in the 1980’s, as the organization changed its name to the National Telemedia Council. In 2021, the International Council for Media Literacy begins to transform The Journal of Media Literacy into a more fluid space of interactivity, bridging academia to action. We bring together the major pioneers, the current practitioners, and the future thinkers in media literacy through programs, publications and dissemination of research and innovations in the field to stimulate critical conversations leading to deeper education and cultural transformation.

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Navigating the Public Commons: A Student Perspective on Democracy and Public Space

Alejandro Jose Ramos

The result is a generation that is well-informed yet disconnected––vocal, yet ineffective in real-world advocacy.

Transforming the Public Commons in the Age of Intelligent Machines

Renée Cherow-O’Leary

This paper traces the evolution of these physical places into conceptual places and looks at human-machine connections.

The Canicab Charter: A Mayan Model for Data Governance

Juan Carlos Mijangos Noh, Aurelio Sánchez Suárez

The Canicab Charter is a community created document about equitable data governance and a direct response to data extractivist practices. 

Advancing Land-Relations through the Digital Commons: The Working Toward Self-Determination Together, Indigenous Research and Data Governance Project

Lana Ray, Aurelio Sánchez Suárez

Any consideration for a utopian digital commons must critically engage with Indigenous sovereignty and jurisdiction.

Social Media and Diasporic Digital Communion: The Ukrainian Experience

Alla Kachanivska

The study focused on Ukrainian immigrants’ social media practices and shows one example of redefining traditional boundaries of communication.

The Ecomedia Commons: An Ecomedia Literacy Analysis of ChatGPT

Antonio López, Rachel Guldin

Ecomedia literacy as a framework for exploring the intricate relationship between artificial intelligence (AI), media and the environment.

Three Case Studies of Power in Pixels: The Female Protagonist in Viral Protest Photography

Miranda McKee

By comparing the visual elements, narratives, and affective power of these images, the article speaks to the role of digital visual culture.

Navigating the Public Commons: A Student Perspective on Democracy and Public Space

Alejandro Jose Ramos

The result is a generation that is well-informed yet disconnected––vocal, yet ineffective in real-world advocacy.

Transforming the Public Commons in the Age of Intelligent Machines

Renée Cherow-O’Leary

This paper traces the evolution of these physical places into conceptual places and looks at human-machine connections.

The Canicab Charter: A Mayan Model for Data Governance

Juan Carlos Mijangos Noh, Aurelio Sánchez Suárez

The Canicab Charter is a community created document about equitable data governance and a direct response to data extractivist practices. 

Advancing Land-Relations through the Digital Commons: The Working Toward Self-Determination Together, Indigenous Research and Data Governance Project

Lana Ray, Aurelio Sánchez Suárez

Any consideration for a utopian digital commons must critically engage with Indigenous sovereignty and jurisdiction.

Social Media and Diasporic Digital Communion: The Ukrainian Experience

Alla Kachanivska

The study focused on Ukrainian immigrants’ social media practices and shows one example of redefining traditional boundaries of communication.

The Ecomedia Commons: An Ecomedia Literacy Analysis of ChatGPT

Antonio López, Rachel Guldin

Ecomedia literacy as a framework for exploring the intricate relationship between artificial intelligence (AI), media and the environment.

Three Case Studies of Power in Pixels: The Female Protagonist in Viral Protest Photography

Miranda McKee

By comparing the visual elements, narratives, and affective power of these images, the article speaks to the role of digital visual culture.

Navigating the Public Commons: A Student Perspective on Democracy and Public Space

Alejandro Jose Ramos

The result is a generation that is well-informed yet disconnected––vocal, yet ineffective in real-world advocacy.

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