Media literacy

LiveWell provides media literacy education to help UW students develop the tools and skills needed to be confident and competent media consumers and creators.

LiveWell offers services, events, and resources to help you:

  • build skills for healthier and more informed media consumption
  • better know the reliability and bias of your news source(s)
  • reflect on the pros and cons of media and what works best for you

Services

Peer Health Education workshops

Develop media literacy skills in Peer Health Education workshops such as Media Literacy and Difficult Conversations.

Peer Group

Want to form a healthier relationship with social media? Join our Social Media Peer Group, Dawgs Unplugged, to explore the impact of overuse, learn strategies for healthier habits, and strengthen offline connections.

Events

LiveWell offers events throughout the year, including those that strengthen offline connections such as Mental Health Awareness Month events each May and handwritten gratitude postcard tabling. Stay connected via our event calendar, email list, and LiveWell Instagram.

Resources

Media literacy booklet

Our Media literacy booklet focuses on the pros and cons of media and has reflection questions to encourage you to think about what works best for you!

Media Bias Chart

It is difficult to separate opinions from facts in social media – even reporters and journalist fall victim to this. To stay an informed consumer, check out the interactive Media Bias Chart, which ranks news sources by political affiliation and credibility.

Additional resources

UW Libraries resources including free subscriptions to The New York Times and The Atlantic for current UW students, staff and faculty

Here’s how to rethink your relationship with social media

techsafety.org

National Association for Media Literacy Education

Media Literacy Now

Project Look Sharp