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Media Literacy for 'Empowerment and Protection': Q&A With Renee Hobbs

The Iluminati, the "faked" 1969 moon landing, reported alien sightings: These aren't generally topics that come up in the average high school social studies or English class.

If they do, teachers may feel compelled to dismiss them and hurriedly move on to more reputable sources of information.

But there can be instructional value in teaching students about far-fetched claims pitched as news, or even conspiracy theories, says Renee Hobbs, a professor of communication studies at the University of Rhode Island's Harrington School of Communications and Media. Hobbs is also the director of the Harrington School's Media Education Lab, a research hub...

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