The Sift

An educator’s guide to the week in news literacy.

The Sift is a free weekly newsletter for educators delivered during the school year that offers a rundown of the latest topics in news literacy — including trends and issues in misinformation, social media, artificial intelligence, journalism and press freedom. It provides discussion prompts, teaching ideas, classroom guides and a video series that features professional journalists.

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The Sift: Special issue: AI quiz

A news literacy quiz on artificial intelligence covers bias in the technology, what AI hallucinations are and tips on how to identify AI-generated images.

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