The Journal of Media Literacy Education is an online interdisciplinary journal that supports the development of research, scholarship and the pedagogy of media literacy education.

The journal provides a forum for established and emerging scholars, media professionals and educational practitioners in and out of schools. As an extended conceptualization of literacy, media literacy education helps individuals of all ages develop habits of inquiry and skills of expression needed to become critical thinkers, effective communications and active citizens in a world where mass media, popular culture and digital technologies play an important role for individuals and society.

The JMLE is sponsored by the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE).

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Renee Hobbs and Amy Petersen Jensen serve as co-editors of the journal

Renee is a Professor at Temple University School of Communication and Theater, where she founded the Media Education Lab. Renee is considered a pioneer in the field and was one of the four co-founders of the organization that became the Alliance for a Media Literate America (now NAMLE). Renee is the author of Reading the Media: Media Literacy In High School English (Teachers College Press), the first empirical study of media literacy's impact on academic achievement. She has published more than two dozen scholarly articles in top journals in the fields of communication (Journal of Communication), public health (Health Education Research) and literacy education (Reading Research Quarterly) and is widely recognized as a leading scholar in the field.

Amy is an Associate Professor in the College of Fine Arts and Communications at Brigham Young University, where she coordinates the undergraduate Theatre and Media Education Program as well as the Media Education Masters Degree. Jensen authored Theatre in a Media Culture: Production, Performance and Perception Since 1970 (McFarland 2007) and has presented widely on topics such as media literacy, theatre literacy and interdisciplinary content- area literacy collaborations. Amy is the First Vice President of NAMLE and is responsible for programs and publications.

Editorial Board Members

Donna E. Alvermann, PhD, University of Georgia

Richard Beach, PhD, University of Minnesota

Lynda Bergsma, PhD, University of Arizona

David Bruce, PhD, University at Buffalo SUNY

Kara Clayton, Thurston High School

William Costanzo, PhD, Westchester Community College

Rhys Daunic, MA, The Media Spot

Damiano Felini, PhD, University of Parma, Italy

Julie Frechette, PhD, Worcester State College

Petra Hesse, PhD, Wheelock College

Paul Mihailidis, PhD, Hofstra University

Jason Mittell, PhD, Middlebury College

Rose Pacatte, M.Ed, Pauline Center for Media Studies

Brian Primack, MD, EdM, MS, University of Pittsburgh

Faith Rogow, PhD, Insighters Educational Consulting

Erica Scharrer, PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Sharon Sellers-Clark, PhD, Wayne State University

Tony Streit, Education Development Center

Bronwyn T. Williams, PhD, University of Louisville

Heidi Whitus, MFA, Communication Arts High School