By Cassidy Whaley The News Literacy Project will lead a presentation at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference today in San Antonio, Texas. Erin Olson, director of state engagement at the News Literacy Project, will speak on “Info Empowered,” a session designed to help educators integrate news and media literacy into their…
As protests opposing detentions by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency unfold in Los Angeles and cities across the country, the News Literacy Project has identified misinformation patterns that commonly surface during moments of unrest. Our experts are available for interviews on how viral rumors spread during major breaking news events and how to…
The News Literacy Project’s director of community engagement Alee Quick will present tips for finding credible sources and avoiding falsehoods at a panel discussion May 30 during the 2025 Education Writers Association National Seminar. The discussion, “Dealing With Misinformation and Disinformation,” is for journalists and community members and will feature expert advice on navigating viral…
Headliners include CNN’s Abby Phillip, ‘America’s Government Teacher’ Sharon McMahon, and former Utah Teacher of the Year John Arthur WASHINGTON, D.C., May 22, 2025 — The News Literacy Project, the nation’s leader in K-12 news literacy education, is launching its inaugural national conference for educators with a high-profile lineup of speakers. Audiences will hear from…
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 Without Borders, a global nonprofit that defends freedom of information. The 2025 index describes the level of press freedom in the U.S. as “problematic.” Increasing…
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 30, 2025 — Sandy Helton, a corporate and nonprofit leader with deep expertise in financial, strategic and risk management, has been named to the News Literacy Project board of directors. Helton will chair the board’s audit committee and serve on its finance committee. She also is on the board of directors of…
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 23, 2025 — The sixth annual National News Literacy Week, Feb. 3-7, will put a spotlight on the urgent need to teach students how to find credible information. The week encourages educators to teach critical thinking skills, so students learn to recognize standards-based journalism, and know what information and sources to trust.…
The News Literacy Project released a study today that shows the alarming frequency with which American teenagers are exposed to – and believe – conspiracy theories on social media.
Experts from the News Literacy Project will be featured in a discussion on Thursday at a forum held by Education Week called a How to teach digital and media literacy in the age of AI.
Today the nonpartisan nonprofit News Literacy Project announced that nine school districts have been accepted to the News Literacy District Fellowship, a nationwide initiative that supports school leaders to design and implement district-wide plans for news and media literacy education, potentially impacting more than 1 million students across 13 states.
The Justice Department accused Russia on Wednesday of spreading disinformation regarding the U.S. presidential elections and announced criminal charges, sanctions and the seizure of dozens of internet domains.
The News Literacy Project today launched its Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024 to help voters identify and avoid viral rumors that threaten our democracy.
The News Literacy Project, the nation’s leading provider of news literacy education resources for students, today announced a three year, $1.15 million grant from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to support a partnership with Los Angeles Unified School District, the largest independent school district in the U.S., to ensure that all students learn news literacy skills and concepts before high school graduation.
The News Literacy Project today announced the winners of the 2024 Change-Maker awards, recognizing an educator, a student and a journalist for their dedication to news literacy and credible information.
The News Literacy Project’s Checkology® virtual classroom has won a prestigious Webby People’s Voice Award, the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday.
Karen Wickre has been elected board chair of the News Literacy Project and Walt Mossberg has been elected vice chair, bringing decades of experience from their careers in Silicon Valley, business communications, journalism and conference production to the nonprofit.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 12, 2024 — The nonpartisan nonprofit News Literacy Project is leading a campaign this election season to help voters avoid misinformation and make well-informed decisions at the polls. The campaign, “Election 2024: Be informed, not misled,” will ensure more Americans can discern fact from fiction when it comes to voting. With the…
As millions of Americans prepare to vote in local, state and federal elections this year, National News Literacy Week 2024 highlights the importance of news literacy and local news in a healthy democracy.
National News Literacy Week raises awareness of news literacy as an essential life skill and provides the public, educators, students and parents with easy-to-adopt tools and tips for navigating our information landscape.
The News Literacy Project has selected 10 additional educators to join its News Literacy Ambassador Program, a national network of teachers, librarians, school leaders and others who help champion news literacy initiatives in their communities.
The News Literacy Project is teaming up with three additional school districts for its News Literacy District Fellowship program, which helps school leaders across the country design and implement initiatives for news literacy instruction.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 8, 2023 — The News Literacy Project today received the highest honor from the Library of Congress Literacy Awards Program, the David M. Rubenstein Prize, in recognition of NLP’s outstanding efforts to help people of all ages identify misinformation and help stop its spread. The awards are given annually on Sept. 8, which…
The News Literacy Project today named the recipients of the 2023 News Literacy Change-Maker awards, an annual recognition that honors an educator, a journalist and a student who have done outstanding work to help establish a more news-literate future.
In the wake of the bogus charges against Gershkovich for spying, the murder of at least 13 news workers in Mexico last year and the life-threatening reporting taking place in war zones like Ukraine and Sudan, it’s more important than ever to protect the press freedoms we have. Accurate and fair journalism makes us better-informed,…
This year’s fourth annual National News Literacy Week, from Jan. 23 to 27, will encourage news consumers to stop the flood of misinformation and learn how to identify trustworthy news.
Melanie and Richard Lundquist, co-founders of the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools and two of California’s most significant philanthropists, today announced a $10 million commitment to the News Literacy Project — the largest in the 14-year history of the nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, which is the country’s largest provider of news literacy education. During the 2021-22 school year alone, educators using NLP content, training and programs reached an estimated 2.4 million students.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 13, 2022 — In response to a Connecticut jury decision ordering conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company to pay at least $965 million to those harmed by his lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting, the News Literacy Project released the following statement: “There are few things more heinous than…
The News Literacy Project is empowering the public to recognize and resist misinformation with the launch of RumorGuard, a new platform that teaches people how to identify credible information and debunk viral rumors.
Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2022 — The News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan education nonprofit, has launched “Be informed, not misled,” a campaign to counter misinformation related to midterm elections by empowering voters to recognize false information and verify what’s authentic. “Misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy theories surrounding the 2022 midterms pose a major threat to fair…
Alan C. Miller, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who founded the News Literacy Project in 2008 and who has led the organization for the past 14 years, will step down as CEO on June 30.
UPDATE: The deadline for PitchIt! Miami entries has been extended from April 6 to April 13, 2022. Educators and students can win up to $100 for best essays about how news literacy education can make a difference WASHINGTON, D.C., March 17, 2022 — The News Literacy Project is working with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) to host PitchIt! – a student writing…