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Faith Rogow
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Facilitating #MediaLiteracy #education journeys preK-16 & beyond. Seeking wonder. Trafficker in critical thinking. InsightersEducation.com
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Profile: fractal. Banner: my book-Media Literacy for Young Children
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Remember that this latest MAGA administration officially began on MLK Day. Let King's legacy be the one that overshadows Trump and propels us forward.
Reporters: Next time anyone from the current administration claims that their policies are leading to great economic success, please ask "For whom?" Small business owners in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood are Americans, too.
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ICE Has Created a ‘Ghost Town’ in the Heart of Chicago
Local communities are stepping up to save neighborhood restaurants and stores.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
The 'Womanosphere' Is Coming for Teen Girls
How beauty and wellness influencers are part of a misinformation ecosystem pushing traditional values on girls.
www.teenvogue.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
It's trans visibility week. If you haven't been able to attend an in-person screening of Heightened Scrutiny, you can watch from home here: gathr.com/films/height...
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#MediaLiteracy, #ELA, #journalism and #civics educators have lost an incredible resource because the MAGA honchos at Conde Nast were afraid of some powerful young women's voices. If you're able, please help those women find their way back to being paid journalists. 📚 #EduSky 🍎 #AcademicSky
thank you for the outpouring of support!

those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I really kinda love this story. As much as adults freak out about kids communicating online and look for ways to block access to things, the kids will find a way to communicate. Even if it's in the comments of NPR podcasts...
Kids Turn Podcast Comments Into Secret Chat Rooms, Because Of Course They Do

As anyone who has read Techdirt for any length of time knows full well, there’s been a years-long campaign to demonize kids and social media. Never mind that actual experts have said the data doesn’t support the claims of…
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Join us Monday @ 4pm ET for a deep dive on translating complex critical thinking skills into age-appropriate, practical #MediaLiteracy #InfoLit #DigitalLiteracy lessons designed for librarians (& teachers) to teach about misinfo in K-5. Click for more info & to register.
#EduSky #TLSky
Awareness and Critical Thinking (ACT) for Media Literacy | Media Education Lab
ACT Media Literacy Materials for Elementary Grades
mediaeducationlab.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
For #MediaLiteracy / #NewsLiteracy educators, the task isn't to have students discuss the deception, it's: Would your students be able to do what the reporters on this story did to assess the credibility of the images?
DHS says our new piece is "dishonest, slanted, and fundamentally inaccurate" but won't say why. Here's the story where we show with evidence that DHS spliced together clips spanning years and multiple locations to create its own reality. Gift link wapo.st/4nuDGwf
October 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Excuse me? So the company the President currently owns is teaming up with a cryptocurrency company to create a prediction market, which will take bets... on things the President himself has quite a lot of control over?

Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen.

www.ft.com/content/4855...
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Join us for what is sure to be a spirited and informative discussion! To register: bit.ly/Family-AI-Use
#EduSky #MediaLiteracy #DigitalLiteracy @dianagraber.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If you're teaching #civics or you are a voter in the U.S., here's a fabulous resource from the League of Women Voters: www.vote411.org
#EduSky #Skybrarians #SSchat
VOTE411
Election information you need. Brought to you by The League of Women Voters Education Fund.
www.vote411.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Happy to boost this post. I've said it before and I'll say it again: GRAM AND GRAN SAVE THE SUMMER is one of the best #MediaLiteracy books for kids I have ever encountered. This is a perfect chance to check it out for free so you can decide which kid(s) in your life to give it to as a holiday gift!
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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1. Last week, there were 3 Trump corruption scandals in 4 days that would define any other presidency.

Most people are probably not even AWARE of all three scandals.

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3 Scandals in 4 Days That Would Define Any Other Presidency
During the second Trump administration, corruption scandals that would typically define a presidency receive a day or two of coverage.
popular.info
October 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Teaching gr 9-16 #MediaLiteracy #DigitalLiteracy #NewsLiteracy or #InformationLiteracy? Discuss w/ students this @wired.com article. What questions do students routinely ask to determine credibility of AI summaries or chatbots? Is lateral reading an effective tool for this? #EduSky #AcademicSky
Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda
ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Shout out to AML, Chelsea Atwell and the fabulous elementary librarians who were guests on the latest Mediacy podcast. Listen in on a convo about the librarians' recent JMLE article describing their work with ProjectLookSharp.org. Lots of practical ideas. #EduSky #Skybrarians #TLSky #MediaLiteracy
Teacher/Librarians are key Media Literacy advocates & experts
Podcast Episode · Mediacy with Carol Arcus & Neil Andersen · 2025-10-24 · 30m
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October 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
6-7 is the middle school version of a Rickroll. 🍎
October 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Reposted by Faith Rogow
Ouch.

AI chatbots fail at accurate news, major study reveals p.dw.com/p/528zp?maca...

"...four of the most commonly used AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time..."
AI chatbots fail at accurate news, major study reveals – DW – 10/22/2025
AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Copilot routinely distort the news and struggle to distinguish facts from opinion. That's according to a major new study from 22 international public broadcasters, incl...
p.dw.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Reposted by Faith Rogow
Our team presented five papers at the CSCW (computer supported cooperative work and social computing) conference this week in Bergen, Norway. (CSCW is an ACM conference and a “home conference” for my team.) I’m going to share a few highlights in a thread here.
October 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
It is worth noting that according to even the most conservative estimates, there was no violence and fewer than 50 arrests (less than .001%) of the 5-7million No Kings protestors on Saturday. That includes a woman accused of lewdness for her penis costume holding a sign that said, "No Dick Tators."
October 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Reposted by Faith Rogow
“The attacks on transgender Americans are not happening in isolation,” former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness and Force Management Shawn Skelly told me. “They’re a test run for dismantling democracy itself.”

www.advocate.com/news/pentago...
Before ‘No Kings’ rally, ex-Pentagon official warns Trump’s anti-trans agenda threatens democracy
"Trans people are the canary in the coal mine, but the air is getting thin for everyone," former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness Shawn Skelly told The Advocate.
www.advocate.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Reposted by Faith Rogow
Everyone should read this as a reminder of how protecting the rights of "others" is the only way to also protect our own rights.
FYI for Educators: This article also describes reporters' investigate methods. Let your students see how real journalism is done. #NewsLiteracy #MediaLiteracy 🍎
NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.

We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
New K-5 curriculum on disinfo is now live online for free! To learn all the best tricks about how to use it, join us Oct 27, 10:00-11:30 ET. Spread the word to the K-5 librarians & teachers you know! Everybody welcome.
See ALT text for more detail. To Register: tinyurl.com/MLWevent.
🍎 #SSChat 📚
October 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Freedom unless you want to criticize: Trump, Charlie Kirk, ICE, Christian nationalism, white supremacists, or anything MAGA.
Or truth about: Palestinians, U.S. history, climate science, LGBTQ people, gender-based violence, banned books... list is far too long for one post. 🍎 #SSChat 📚 #AcademicSky
Mike Johnson: "The last time I checked, Americans have more freedom right now to express themselves and speak their minds after Republicans took over ... it is the Republicans who restored your right to share and speak your mind."
October 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Everyone should read this as a reminder of how protecting the rights of "others" is the only way to also protect our own rights.
FYI for Educators: This article also describes reporters' investigate methods. Let your students see how real journalism is done. #NewsLiteracy #MediaLiteracy 🍎
NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.

We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
CMD is offering a free webinar addressing violence against journalists
getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/ev...

#NewsLiteracy #MediaLiteracy #AcademicSky 🍎 📚
October 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
For those following / effected by the NYC campaign for mayor...
Oil industry heir John Hess, the longtime former CEO of Hess Corporation & current director at Chevron, is tied for the 2nd largest donor to Fix the City, a super PAC backing former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s campaign for mayor of NYC. So far, he has donated a total of $1 million to the super PAC.
Chevron Director Pumps $1 Million Into Pro-Cuomo Super PAC - EXPOSEDbyCMD
Oil industry heir John Hess, the longtime former CEO of Hess Corporation and current director at Chevron, is tied for the second largest donor to Fix the City, a super PAC backing former New York Gove...
www.exposedbycmd.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM