From support groups, to survivor stories, to online obituaries, grief is a common topic online and on social media.  KMOX Virtual Consumer Editor and Media Literacy expert and author Julie Smith talk with Dr. Jocelyn DeGroot, Professor and Assistant Chair in the Department of Applied Communication Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville about grieving online.

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The average American consumes 11 hours a day of electronic mass media! Learning to analyze media messages regardless of who sends them is a 21st century survival skill (in Missouri they're considering adding it to the school curriculum). What the Media ?!!? will explore topics like "How to spot a bot" and "why memes work". We speak with local Media Literacy professors and authors as our experts in addition to the anchors and reporters in our newsroom. A good comparison is a food critic - they look at how the food is prepared, who the chef is, how the food is presented, the texture etc. We will do the same for Media!