Jenna Meleedy

Jenna is a Section Editor for the Youth Media Reporter and MediaEd Journal at the Media Education Lab. Before joining the Lab's editorial team, she worked as an Education Advocacy Intern, where she hosted free, practitioner-centered webinars for the media literacy community.

Previously, as the Communication Coordinator at the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), she managed the organization's digital communications strategy, including running NAMLE’s social media channels, newsletters, website, and serving as a liaison to partner organizations. Jenna first joined NAMLE as a Social Media Intern in 2023 and later contributed as a member of the Youth Advisory Council and as a Media Literacy Educator.

A recent graduate of Pennsylvania State University, Jenna holds a bachelor's degree in Media Studies with minors in Civic and Community Engagement and Communication Arts and Sciences. Her dedication to media literacy is reflected in her previous roles as a News Literacy Ambassador with the News Literacy Initiative and as a Digital Citizenship Curriculum Development Intern at the International School of Brno, where she created and taught media literacy curriculum to secondary school students.
 

Coming of age in the COVID-19 pandemic drove her to media literacy as a tool for empowerment, a combatant to political radicalization, and a framework for mental health and well-being. She is deeply committed to empowering digital natives to use media literacy as a means to foster critical thinking and engage in the democratic process.