# Why Media Literacy Goes Beyond Trusted Sources

Published 2021-03-16 · Updated 2026-06-09 · Education Technology on MarketScale
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> On this MarketScale TV interview, Todd Brekhus, Chief Product Officer for edtech solution Renaissance, joins Voice of B2B Daniel Litwin for a discussion on the importance of media literacy in today’s education landscape, and how solutions like Renaissance are working to make it a seamless part of K-12 curriculum. “A lack of information can be…

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On this MarketScale TV interview, Todd Brekhus, Chief Product Officer for edtech solution [Renaissance](https://www.renaissance.com/), joins Voice of B2B Daniel Litwin for a discussion on the importance of media literacy in today’s education landscape, and how solutions like Renaissance are working to make it a seamless part of K-12 curriculum.

> **“A lack of information can be damaging. A lack of knowledge is very damaging to a society and culture. We need more information, we need more knowledge, we need more curiosity.” – Todd Brekhus**

Brekhus helps explain why media literacy is still an issue in today’s schools and how a lack of critical analysis in content consumption can have domino effects for students. He and Litwin go in depth on Renaissance’s strategies for media literacy, including what defines a source as reliable, how power analysis and understanding bias, as well as understanding content as a creator, encourages media literacy, and how educators can integrate media literacy into their curriculum in a way that feels frictionless for the student, as well as engaging and insightful?

Renaissance’s learning platforms, which are used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide, have made media literacy a key part of their solutions, developing a proprietary media literacy tool, [myON News](https://www.renaissance.com/myon-news-overview/). Earlier this year, the company offered [unlimited, free access](https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/01/26/renaissance-offers-unlimited-free-access-to-more-than-6500-digital-books-and-news-articles/) to its myON News service from February 1–7. Brekhus also offers insights on the impact of this campaign.

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