Beyond Cynicism: Civic Engagement and Digital Media

David Buckingham, IJLM Editor, hosts this panel discussion on youth, media literacy, education, and civic participation.

Paul Mihailidis, Assistant Professor of Hofstra University in New York. Paul talks about "How [young people] make a difference to the world? How does anything that we do as literacy educators make a difference to the world or enable students to make a difference to the world?"

Chris Wells, Graduate Advisor at the Center for Communication and Civic Engagement of University of Washington, talks about his reseach on civic participation initiatives online and asks: “What is it that young people need to learn and need to know about in order to be able to participate in civic forums online.”

Joe Khane, Director the John and Martha Davidson Professor of Education at Mills College. provides insights and comments based on his ongoing research on youth and civic participation.