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""We've been needing to have these conversations for a while, so this is definitely the time," said Michael Boyle, who is developing a media-literacy course at West Chester University as part of a new undergraduate minor in media and culture. "If we're not going to do it now, then why bother?""

"Media literacy is suddenly a front-burner issue for schools, thanks to the recent presidential election, a spate of reports on "fake news," and new research demonstrating just how ill-equipped young people are to critically evaluate information they encounter online and via social media. As a result, educators find themselves behind the eight ball, expected to help students negotiate everything from internet hoaxes, to partisan policy advocacy disguised as unbiased news, to a President-elect who has used Twitter to spread baseless claims originating in unfounded conspiracy theories."