David Buckingham is Emeritus Professor of Media and Communication at Loughborough University and Visiting Professor at King’s College London.

• PrefaceAcknowledgements1 A Changing Media Environment2 Beyond Benefit and Risk3 The Limits of Media Literacy4 The Bigger Picture5 Going Critical6 Pedagogy: Pitfalls and Principles7 Conceptualising Social Media8 Media Education in Practice9 Making it HappenConclusionNotes

‘With his characteristic clarity and wisdom, David Buckingham skilfully guides media teachers, students and researchers towards a critical media education suitable for digital times.’David Hesmondhalgh, University of Leeds‘Buckingham positions media education as an expanded conceptualization of literacy and explains how it is essential for the ever-changing digital worlds we now inhabit.’Renee Hobbs, University of Rhode Island

David Buckingham is Emeritus Professor of Media and Communication at Loughborough University and Visiting Professor at King’s College London.

• PrefaceAcknowledgements1 A Changing Media Environment2 Beyond Benefit and Risk3 The Limits of Media Literacy4 The Bigger Picture5 Going Critical6 Pedagogy: Pitfalls and Principles7 Conceptualising Social Media8 Media Education in Practice9 Making it HappenConclusionNotes

‘With his characteristic clarity and wisdom, David Buckingham skilfully guides media teachers, students and researchers towards a critical media education suitable for digital times.’David Hesmondhalgh, University of Leeds‘Buckingham positions media education as an expanded conceptualization of literacy and explains how it is essential for the ever-changing digital worlds we now inhabit.’Renee Hobbs, University of Rhode Island

David Buckingham is Emeritus Professor of Media and Communication at Loughborough University and Visiting Professor at King’s College London.

• PrefaceAcknowledgements1 A Changing Media Environment2 Beyond Benefit and Risk3 The Limits of Media Literacy4 The Bigger Picture5 Going Critical6 Pedagogy: Pitfalls and Principles7 Conceptualising Social Media8 Media Education in Practice9 Making it HappenConclusionNotes

‘With his characteristic clarity and wisdom, David Buckingham skilfully guides media teachers, students and researchers towards a critical media education suitable for digital times.’David Hesmondhalgh, University of Leeds‘Buckingham positions media education as an expanded conceptualization of literacy and explains how it is essential for the ever-changing digital worlds we now inhabit.’Renee Hobbs, University of Rhode Island