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Save the date for National News Literacy Week 2025

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National News Literacy Week logoTick, tock … National News Literacy Week is right around the corner. Mark your calendars for Feb. 3-7.

Now in its sixth year, the week is dedicated to highlighting the importance of helping students strengthen their media and news literacy skills so they can successfully navigate today’s complex information landscape.

Educators can get a head start on participating in the week with our free downloadable Activity Planner, a roadmap for teaching a different news literacy learning standard each day during the week. It includes virtual lessons and infographics that simplify adding news literacy to any curriculum.

🗓️ Start planning for NNLW 2025

The planner and other information are available on the National News Literacy Week landing page, where we will soon add details about all the week’s events.

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In AP story, NLP calls out end of fact-checking at Meta

The New Literacy Project’s expertise was cited in an Associated Press article on Meta’s decision to end fact-checking efforts on its platforms:   “Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to end Meta’s fact-checking program not only removes a valuable resource for users, but it also provides an air of legitimacy to a popular disinformation narrative: That fact-checking is…

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Insider Spotlight: Cathy Collins

Welcome to the Insider Spotlight section, where we feature real questions from our team and answers from educators who are making a difference teaching news literacy. This month, our featured educator is Cathy Collins from Boston, Massachusetts, where she is a library media specialist.

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30-Minute Webinar: Preview Checkology

This free webinar for educators, presented by the News Literacy Project, will introduce lessons on the Checkology®️ virtual classroom and help you get started with the platform.

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