Transforming the world
through Global Media Literacy.

The Salzburg Academy's Global Media Literacy curriculum and lesson plans are being updated with six additional dynamic lesson modules.  Click on the buttons below or scroll to the bottom half of this home page to see them: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These  LESSON MODULES are  global case studies and lesson plans created by students and faculty of the Salzburg Academy – and now in use in over a hundred countries.

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All the GML modules include stories about key issues and event, focused questions, critical theory resources, writing exercises, analysis criteria and deep lists of references – giving teachers and students new ways to engage with the most critical issues of our time. 

Some lesson modules also have video clips and other multi-media components. Check them out!



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Academy Faculty Collaborate on New Book! 

 

Faculty from the Salzburg Academy collaborated to produce a book that explores how digital have changed news, and how we can help empower civic voices through the classroom! 

To read more about the book, sample chapters, and help spread the world, please CLICK HERE

  


 THE WORLD UNPLUGGED - Click here

Take a look at our 2011 study that asked 1000 students in 10 countries on five continents to give up all media for 24 hours. 

Led by ICMPA and conducted with a dozen university partners of the Salzburg Academy.



 

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Lesson Modules & Related News

Module 1: Framing Theory

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This module prompts students to ask why a single issue can be framed differently by different media.  The module also asks how social media are influencing how news is framed.

Module 2: Agenda-Setting Theory

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"Agenda-setting" theory argues media are better at defining the public agenda than other actors.  This module analyzes the social relevance of media–esp. new media.

Module 3: Social Media

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Social media and new digital technologies have a tremendous impact on our own lives and the world around us. This module shows how we can become responsible digital citizens.

Module 4: Media & Civic Participation

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This module explores how media, and especially new mobile media technologies, are empowering individuals and groups around the world.

Module 5: Covering Conflict

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Violence and conflict are threads that run through almost all news stories. This module focuses what  journalists should show and tell their audiences. What is their responsibility?

Module 6: Supporting Freedom of the Press

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This module addresses the historical and social context of press freedom, as well as the limitations and threats to freedom of the press around the world.

Voices at the Academy

The Academy changed me, always for the better

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Clare Boyle was involved with the Academy since 2007; she saw it evolve at the same time as the Academy shaped her, and will continue to do so for the rest of her life.

Participants interpret core concepts through photography

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Academy fellows express themselves visually as they engage in an on-site photography contest dealing with concepts such as Diversity and Freedom.

Academy Retrospective - Defining Moments

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Photographer, artist, and former Academy student Andrea Lopez-Portillo reflects on how the Academy has impacted her life, work, and passion for the future

ICMPA Study released: The world Unpluggd

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A new study by ICMPA in conjunction with the Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change outlines just how much university students around the world rely on media.

Spotlight: Stonybrook University Center for News Literacy

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Stonybrook University, in Long Island, NY, is breaking new ground with its innovative and dynamic Center for News Literacy

Unplugged: Living without the media

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The Salzburg Academy and International Center for Media and the Public Agenda (ICMPA) and the launch a global study, where students have to "unplug" from media for 24-hours.