Abstract
One way to view the development of the media literacy movement is through the various different ways in which strains of media literacy education have been called on to allay fears that accompanying new media technologies. This article focuses on how one media literacy organization,The LAMP, deals with two very different arenas —the internet safety arena and the news literacy arena--where fear of digital media has created narrow pockets of concern seeking narrow solutions. As media literacy grows and develops the hope is that these fears subside, a perception of separateness dissolves, and a broader media literacy vision advances.
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Recommended Citation
Fry, K. G. (2015). Developing Media Literacy: Managing Fear and Moving Beyond. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 6(3), 65-70. https://doi.org/10.23860/jmle-6-3-6
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