The News Literacy Project is pleased to announce that Dr. Terry K. Peterson, who served as counselor to former U.S. Education Secretary Richard Riley, has joined its board. Peterson spearheaded […]
Journalism
A teacher’s challenge to think critically and independently
The News Literacy Project aspires to engage students around real-world events and to find dynamic and innovative teachers as partners for our journalist fellows. Stuart Postle, who taught at Ridgewood […]
Recommended reading on the news literacy front
Frank Baker, a media literacy consultant and member of the News Literacy Project’s advisory committee, has recommended the following for teachers and those interested in news literacy matters: “Turning Pages: […]
The News Literacy Project is raising its profile
A column in The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey, “Mother Load: Trusting Information on the Web,” explores the need for the News Literacy Project and related efforts. The Columbia Journalism Review praises […]
What to believe? Challenges in the classroom
An administrator in a New York charter school said of her students: “They’re under the impression that if it’s found in print, it’s there because someone has determined that it’s […]
Wikipedia: Promise and pitfalls
How should the News Literacy Project approach students’ widespread use of Wikipedia as a research tool? Should we encourage them to employ it as a living, interactive alternative to the […]
Social networking around the news
We want to engage students across the country in social networking around the news and news literacy through the tools they already use to connect: text messages, blogs, quizzes, polls […]
Journalist fellows on the campaign trail
Gwen Ifill, the host of PBS’ Washington Week and one of the News Literacy Project’s initial journalist fellows, moderated the vice presidential debate between Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah […]