Dear friend of news literacy,

Earlier this month we celebrated the seventh annual National News Literacy Week, which connects educators, school districts and families with NLP’s free resources and raises awareness about the urgent need for news literacy education. (Highlights below.) 

This work would not be possible without our dedicated co-sponsors — The E.W. Scripps Co., USA Today and USA Today Network — and supporters like you. Together, we form a far-flung community committed to a future where all young people possess the essential news literacy skills they need to flourish as adults. Throughout our nation’s history, community-driven movements have delivered meaningful solutions to societal challenges, proving that there really is strength in numbers. The news literacy movement is no different.  

Our new partnership with The Minnesota Star Tribune and its just-launched News Literacy Initiative is a great example. As the initiative’s exclusive education partner, we’ll provide educators across the state with high quality resources, training and subject matter expertise. ThreeSixty Journalism, a mentoring program for student journalists based at the University of St. Thomas, rounds out the partnership. Stay tuned for updates as the project gears up. 

But we’re not stopping there. In October we head to Salt Lake City to bring together classroom teachers, librarians and district and state leaders from across the nation for three days of learning, networking and inspiration at our first National News Literacy Conference. I believe that building relationships with like-minded peers in person is a surefire way to ramp up our movement. (Learn more below.) 

I also believe that a strong community, one that works through challenges, creates opportunities and views the future with optimism, is key to our shared success. And that’s what we are building, together: a national community united in the belief that facts matter. 

My best,

Chuck Salter
President and CEO

NLP is grateful for the generosity of our donors, whose grants and contributions enable us to extend our reach and continually increase our impact. First, a special thank you to NLP’s philanthropic leaders — our Visionary Circle members. In recent months we have also received funding from the Dow Jones Foundation, Healing Works Foundation, OpenAI Foundation, Politics and Prose, The Merrill Family Foundation, The Smart Family Fund and The Stone Family Foundation. Our partners — and all our supporters — make our work possible. Thank you!  

National News Literacy Week just keeps getting better! Thousands of educators and librarians downloaded our teaching resources, attended a free webinar on AI or found creative ways to bring news literacy alive. Dozens of partners provided free advertising space to spread the word about the week; social media influencers added an element of fun, and news outlets around the country covered related events or ran op-eds. A few highlights:

We’ll be in Salt Lake City in October to welcome news literacy educators and leaders from across the country for our inaugural news literacy conference. Participants will go home with classroom-ready resources, insights on news literacy trends and challenges (AI anyone?) and inspiration from our keynote speakers: Abby Phillip, anchor and senior correspondent at CNN; Sharon McMahon, “America’s Government Teacher,” and John Arthur, 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year. Registration is open, and we hope you can help us get the word out to the teachers, librarians and education leaders in your community. 

Earlier this month, we were invited to participate in the Knight Media Forum 2026, where Dan Evon challenged an audience of journalism, civic and academic leaders to see if they could tell AI-generated fakes from genuine content. Using the format of our Two Truths and AI series on TikTok and Instagram, Dan led attendees through an interactive quiz that surprised and stumped many in the audience. We’re grateful for the ongoing support we have received from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation since our founding 18 years ago. It helps ensure our resources remain free for educators and provides us with opportunities like this, which draw national attention to our work.

Two new resources demonstrate how news literacy skills intersect with our daily lives and help us better understand the world around us. 

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