In this episode of the Keep it Controversial podcast, hosts Riley Brubaker and Jade Lombardo discuss the intersection of media literacy, AI technology, and social media. They are joined this week by Sara Bauknecht, a media and communications professor at Chatham University, who has a wide range of experience working in media beyond the classroom. Together, they examine how AI and social media are changing the landscape of media literacy and the broader communications industry, exploring the challenges and learning opportunities it presents for the future.

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We pulled research for this episode from the following sources:

Media Literacy:

https://medialiteracynow.org/challenge/what-is-media-literacy/

https://www.becker-digital.com/blog/digital-media-literacy-training

Social Media:

https://sproutsocial.com/insights/social-media-statistics/

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/social-media-five-key-concepts-stacey-goodman

https://mashable.com/article/tiktok-misinformation-news-literacy

https://mashable.com/article/tiktok-misinformation-report-newsguard-abortion

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Koay-Kian-Yeik/publication/372768771_How_and_when_social_media_influencers%27_intimate_self-disclosure_fosters_purchase_intentions_the_roles_of_congruency_and_parasocial_relationships/links/64c77795545060019e42e827/How-and-when-social-media-influencers-intimate-self-disclosure-fosters-purchase-intentions-the-roles-of-congruency-and-parasocial-relationships.pdf

Interested in seeing the video Riley referenced during our conversation with Sara? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/5EDQeoJeqXk?si=BMfUyvo5l7-rnPhx

Music by Coma Studios on Pixabay.