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In an earlier post, mediateacher.net highlighted the New York Times teaching resource “Film Club.” There are many great shorts that they post along with discussion points and lesson plans, such as the recent post, Animated Life: Seeing the Invisible

For Media Literacy or Social Studies teachers, here is another exceptional new series of short videos that can be used as resources for debate of current events and  contemporary intersections of media, politics, and propaganda: Operation Infektion. These docs explore the longstanding practices of disinformation campaigns by Soviet and Russian secret services (such as the KGB) that have evolved over several decades and whose impacts appear to be quite substantial in America and many countries.  Below are links to the video series and an article by director and writer Adam Ellick.

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Obama cheeriosReady for some media literacy lessons?  Well chosen uses of insert shots, energetic cuts, sound editing, and more — and shot at the White House?  That’s not something that can be said too much in U.S. history, but President Obama’s tenure has been a game changer for media literate leadership.  And yet again, so fun.  So check out 5 Things That Are Harder Than Registering to Vote, Featuring President Obama.  

fallon obama(Okay, and here’s the “slow jam” Fallon appearance, which is more about performance than motion picture language, but those are some pretty sweet focus pulls.)

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