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Salzburg Academy Director develops book building upon previous workshop experience
"Indispensable reading" and "well timed and much needed" represent a mere snapshot of the praise for Paul Mihailidis' latest book, News Literacy: Global Perspectives for the Newsroom and the Classroom.
Mihailidis is both an Assistant professor, Dep. of marketing and communications at Emerson College in Boston, MA., and the Director of the Salzburg Academy on Media & Global Change, a Salzburg Global Seminar initiative.
The Seminar takes special pride in the fact that News Literacy is a direct product of the Salzburg Academy program, developing the concepts and ideas drawn from the discussions and conversations that took place throughout the four years of the Academy’s existence.
In the book, Mr. Mihailidis explores how the rise of digital age has changed the news and the entire media landscape, as well as how we can help empower civic voices through the classroom.
The preface to this book was written by the President and the CEO of the Salzburg Global Seminar, Stephen Salyer, who discusses changes the rapid growth of digital media brought to the world, stresses out the vital role of educated citizenry and outlines the crucial task of the Salzburg Media Academy, established in 2007, in bringing together leading scholars and teachers in the fields of journalism and communications to design and shape issues around media literacy.
Mr. Salyer kindly acknowledges all faculty members and a truly international cast of the Media Academy program as inspiration and coauthors of the new book.
Paul Mihailidis’s has published widely on media literacy, global media and civil society, and on post-secondary learning outcomes in media programs.
His research concerns the effectiveness of media education in teaching about media’s roles and responsibilities in civil society.
Mr. Mihailidis is also the co-author of an upcoming book on Media Literacy, due in early 2012.
News Literacy: Global Perspectives for the Newsroom and the Classroom is available online in hardcopy and paperback at Amazon.