Renee Hobbs presents on a Civic Engagement and Advocacy panel on March 5, 2103 at SXSWEdu in Austin Texas.

1. How Do How Attitudes towards News Media,
Media Literacy and Video Production
Contribute to Adolescent Civic Engagement?
Renee Hobbs,
Renee Hobbs
Katie Donnelly, Jonathan
Friesem & Mary Moen
Media Education Lab
Harrington School of
Communication and Media
University of
Rhode Island
www.mediaeducationlab.com

2. How Do How Attitudes towards News Media,
Media Literacy and Video Production
Contribute to Adolescent Civic Engagement?
PILOT STUDY
N = 85 HS students
61% African American
33% Caucasian
3% Hispanic/Latino
RESEARCH METHOD
Online survey

3. ATTITUDES
PRODUCTION SKILLS
TOWARDS MEDIA CIVIC
Non-technical skills ENGAGEMENT
Media Cynicism
Technical skills
Media Self-Interest
Sign an online
petition
Positive Value of News
IN-CLASSROOM
ACTIVITIES Express an
opinion to news
media
Pre-Production
MEDIA LITERACY Blog about an
Production issue
Post-Production Write an opinion
letter

4. How Do How Attitudes towards News Media,
Media Literacy and Video Production
Contribute to Adolescent Civic Engagement?
OTHER VARIABLES
THAT DID NOT AFFECT
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
• Attitudes Towards
School
• Leadership
• Collaboration
• Intellectual Curiosity
• Vocational Interest in
Media
• News Media Use
Media Education Lab

5. How Do How Attitudes towards News Media,
Media Literacy and Video Production
Contribute to Adolescent Civic Engagement?
Renee Hobbs,
Renee Hobbs
Katie Donnelly, Jonathan
Friesem & Mary Moen
Media Education Lab
Harrington School of
Communication and Media
University of
Rhode Island
www.mediaeducationlab.com