Press freedoms/First Amendment
Report: News Literacy in America
Final issue: Top clicks in 2024-25
A roundup of the most popular stories and News Literacy Project resources in The Sift newsletter for educators during the 2024-25 school year, including topics like AI deepfakes and misinformation.
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.
Teach about press freedom
This special issue of The Sift newsletter honors World Press Freedom Day by sharing three ways for educators to teach about press freedoms.
Press freedom ranking in U.S. falls: Our experts can provide insight
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 3, 2025 — The United States fell two spots — to 57 out of 180 countries — in the annual World Press Freedom Index published Friday by Reporters […]
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.
TikTok’s Footnotes | Fake missing child scam
Student journalism organizations advise student newsrooms to review takedown policy, misinformation spreads after fatal stabbing of Texas teen, and a fake Warren Buffett quote goes viral.
Signal chat leak | Al Roker deepfake
Examining journalism ethics behind The Atlantic’s decision to publish top-secret chat, scammers using AI to impersonate journalists, and debunking a rumor about Yellowstone bears.
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.