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A Q&A with the experts

January 30, 2014

News and media literacy aren’t the easiest of topics to wrap your head around. To help you ease your way into the field, we’ve asked the experts some questions that might make the topic a bit simpler...

New video gives tips for evaluating a report’s credibility

January 23, 2014

The News Literacy Project has posted a new video lesson on its Learn Channel, "A Consumer's Guide to Sourcing in News Reports." In this lesson, Paul Saltzman, assistant managing editor for projects at...

Verification lacking in several recent stories popular on the Web

December 18, 2013

The Center for News Literacy's lesson of the week delves into the topic of verification for online content. Several recent stories that were popular on the Internet turned out to be hoaxes. This resource...

Game-based learning helps teach news literacy in classrooms

December 4, 2013

The Elements of Verification series offers three interactive episodes that help students think critically about decision-making based on news literacy skills. The series was produced in 2011 by the Committee...

Valuable resources available on The News Literacy Project’s new site

November 5, 2013

The News Literacy Project, a national nonprofit organization that helps educators teach young people how to evaluate information in the digital age, has just launched a new website with valuable resources...

News literacy sessions in Boston

October 28, 2013

The Journalism Education Association will present four instructional sessions on news literacy made possible by a grant from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation at the National High School Journalism Convention...

Teaching tool offers tips

October 22, 2013

"Searchlights and Sunglasses" offers a wealth of information about news and media literacy. Look through the new digital book to gather resources for your class. Make sure you check out the "learning layer"...

Discerning between fact and opinion

October 18, 2013

Each week, the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University posts a news literacy lesson. The center's "Lessons of the Week" section is a great place to go for news literacy teaching and discussion...

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