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From idea to on-air
TV journalists illustrate how they take a story idea from an editorial meeting through reporting to the evening broadcast.
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Conspiracy theories and Damar Hamlin
Misinformation about the collapse of the NFL player is an opportunity to practice news literacy.
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University journalists focus on facts
Michigan students apply news literacy skills to their work on the campus newspaper.
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At the end of the day, it’s about credibility
Journalists at a San Diego TV station walk viewers through every step of their newsgathering process and the efforts they take to ensuring their reporting is accurate.
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Student journalists think critically about news
High school students in Milwaukee are practicing journalism and learning news literacy skills, such as recognizing bias, as they work on their school’s newspaper.
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College students need news literacy, too
News literacy is a pillar of the curriculum in the journalism class professor James Ford teaches at Hampton University in Virginia.
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Watchdogs invested in the community
NLP’s Hannah Covington speaks with Tampa journalists who discuss their roles as watchdogs and storytellers while holding themselves to the highest standards.
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High school journalists learn to spot misinformation
Teens in Lexington, Kentucky, learn about misinformation and news literacy and bringing that awareness to their school newspaper.
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Students start with news literacy
A news anchor in Louisa, Virginia, spoke with local journalism students about applying basic news literacy know-how to their reporting.
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