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Committee hears testimony on media literacy pilot bill; sponsors call for pilot to develop best practices
Summary
Representative Jim Murphy presented House Bill 116, the Media Literacy Critical Thinking Act, and the committee heard multiple witnesses both for and against. The bill would fund a pilot to develop best practices for K–12 media-literacy instruction; testimony touched on scope, DESE capacity and parent involvement.
Representative Jim Murphy introduced House Bill 116, the Media Literacy Critical Thinking Act, urging the committee to pilot approaches to teach students critical consumption of media in the digital age.
The nut graf: Murphy said children now receive an enormous volume of media and must learn critical-thinking skills to evaluate sources, recognize persuasion and protect mental health. He described the bill as a pilot to discover effective, evidence-based instruction rather than a statewide mandate on specific content.
Representative Murphy said, "Media literacy is an art, and it's not about brainwashing our…
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