MEDIA LITERACY EDUCATOR

I am Christine McWhorter, PhD.

Public Speaker · Researcher · Author

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MEDIA LITERACY EDUCATOR

I am Christine McWhorter, PhD.

Public Speaker · Researcher · Author

More Info

Bio

Meet Christine

Dr. Christine McWhorter is an award-winning professor, scholar, researcher, educator, and public speaker specializing in Critical Race Media Literacy, Media Effects, and News Literacy. She is an Assistant Professor of Broadcast Journalism at Howard University. Prior to coming to Howard, she was an Assistant Professor at Norfolk State University. Through her inspirational instructional style, she emphasizes the importance of storytelling through students’ unique perspective in terms of culture, life experiences, and goals in order for them to create meaningful work.

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Upcoming Events

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July 15-17, 2022

National Association for Media Literacy Education, Annual Conference

“Power, Prejudice, and Portrayals in News: Teaching Representation from a Critical News Literacy Perspective”

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