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Exploring the nature of modern media, Friesem uses the fundamental principles of human communication to move away from the fear and blame that usually accompany discussions of new media technologies. The book employs the ACE model (from Awareness to Collaboration through Empat...

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You'll understand why media literacy has been called the new humanities after reading Elizaveta Friesem's marvelous new book. Through a close look at the nature of human communication, the critical analysis of media, the practice of collaboration, and the power of empathy, Friesem models the kind of self-reflexive stance that is needed to make sense of our social relationships in the complex digital world we inhabit. There's so much depth and wisdom in this book-and it's presented in an accessible and engaging way that will resonate with every reader and every aspect of daily life. What a great contribution this book makes to the field! -- Renee Hobbs, Harrington School of Communication and Media, University of Rhode Island While searching for the truth, media resembles and competes with criminal trials, especially in cases of public interest. Elizaveta Friesem's book can help diverse scholars and criminal law practitioners like myself understand the semantic aspect of mediated communication as it relates to the construction of meaning. Analyzing media without falling back on blame is the book's best suggestion. -- Gabriel Perez Barbera, professor, University Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires and University of Cordoba; and federal prosecutor, Argentina We target modern media for many of the issues of society, often blaming the contemporary communication landscape for much of humans' woes. In Media Is Us, Elizaveta Friesem expertly argues that this simplifies very complex problems. Friesem brings to light insightful connections between the meanings we make about media, the way humans communicate, and the power imbalances throughout culture. Friesem skillfully presents an excellent and essential idea in our polarized world; we must replace blame with empathy. -- Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, executive director, National Association for Media Literacy Education

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Elizaveta Friesem teaches in the Communication Department of Columbia College Chicago and is an affiliated faculty member of the Media Education Lab of the University of Rhode Island. An interdisciplinary scholar with an international background, Friesem works on problematizing common understandings of media, including its relationship to self, meaning, and power. She is also an editor of the Journal of Media Literacy Education.

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