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New resource from News Literacy Project turns viral misinformation into classroom lesson
A new classroom resource from RumorGuard teaches students how to think like a fact-checker and spot common tactics used to spread falsehoods online.
Insider Spotlight: Genna Sarnak
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 Genna Sarnak from Northfield, Massachusetts, where she teaches digital media literacy to middle school students.
NLPeople: Peter Adams, Senior Vice President of Research and Design
Get to know Peter Adams, the News Literacy Project’s senior vice president of research and design and one of its longest serving employees.
Core values guide us, especially during times of uncertainty
The News Literacy Project is grounded in core values that guide us through uncertainty. We remain steadfast whenever they are threatened.
Insider Spotlight: Jennifer Liang
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 Jennifer Liang from Atlanta, Georgia, where she teaches Media Literacy to high school students with incidence disabilities, like autism and ADHD.
Trial by Media? The Free Press and the Criminal Justice System
Preview reporter Meghann Cuniff’s approach to uncovering events inside the courtroom and pick up strategies for teaching students about the role of a free press.
How AI Shapes What We See (And What We Miss)
AI and algorithms are changing how we consume information—shaping news feeds and challenging our ability to separate fact from fiction.
Insider Spotlight: Candice Roach
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 Candice Roach from Port Jervis, New York, where she teaches a middle school course called Multimedia Experience. To help students identify credible evidence, Candice uses resources like the “Levels of Scientific Evidence” infographic.
District fellowship drives news literacy instruction at Colorado school
A Colorado news literacy program was made possible by the nonpartisan News Literacy Project’s News Literacy District Fellowship program.