Paul Mihailidis is Professor of Civic Media and Journalism and Interim Dean in the School of Communication at Emerson College in Boston, USA. He has published eight books and over 80 articles and book chapters on the intersection of media literacy, civic media, and engagement in digital culture.

Patrick R. Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies in the Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University in Milwaukee, USA. His research, teaching, and public scholarship operate at the intersection of news literacy, journalism practice, and education. He also studies the LGBTQ+ press and sexuality in media.

Bobbie Foster is an Assistant Professor of Journalism in the School of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Arkansas, USA. Her research interests include memes, digital culture, LGBTQ+ media, and cultural heritage studies.

Shannon Burth is a Doctoral Student at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, USA. Her research focuses on critical media literacy, activism, and critical pedagogy in higher education.

Srividya Ramasubramanian is Newhouse Professor and Endowed Chair at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She is the Founder and Director of CODE^SHIFT (Collaboratory for Data Equity, Social Healing, Inclusive Futures, and Transformation), The Difficult Dialogues Project, and Media Rise. Her scholarship focuses on critical media effects, data justice, antiracism dialogues, and critical media literacy.

Melissa Tully is Professor and Director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Iowa, USA. Her research focuses on news literacy, misinformation, and global media with a particular focus on African media studies.

Acknowledgements

Preface

Chapter 1: Contemporary Media Environments and the Pursuit of Equitable Media Literacies

Chapter 2: Locating Media Literacies in Contemporary Digital Culture

Chapter 3: Mapping Impact in Media Literacy: A Moving Target

Chapter 4: Impact and Equity in Practice: Talking with Stakeholders

Chapter 5: Re-centering Relation in Media Literacy Practice

Chapter 6: Setting Agendas for Research and Practice in Equitable Media Literacy

Methodology Appendix

Index