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Shaping the future of media literacy: Inside Vanderbilt’s McGee Applied Research Center for Narrative Studies

Mary-Lou Watkinson

Vanderbilt University

Apr 30, 2026

The inaugural Amplify Youth Summit, hosted by the McGee Center, is touted, for which the Digital Wellness Lab partnered with the National Association for Media Literacy Education.

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