At the News Literacy Project, we believe news literacy is essential to critical thinking, informed decision-making and active citizenship. Even short lessons in news and media literacy can lead to real learning gains (Kohnen et al., 2020; McGrew, 2020; McGrew & Breakstone, 2023). Imagine the impact if every school made it a priority.
Why we study news literacy education
To better understand the state of news literacy education — and to measure what works — we conduct our own research. Our work focuses on two main goals:
- Understanding where news literacy stands in schools today
- Measuring the impact of news literacy instruction and how well our tools help students grow
We study students’ media habits and skills and listen to educators’ experiences in the classroom. Every two years, we share our findings in the News Literacy in America report, giving teachers, researchers, journalists and policymakers insights they can use to better support students.
To measure impact, we partner with independent experts who analyze anonymous student data from our Checkology® platform. We publish those results annually to show how students are building skills over time. We also gather feedback through surveys, interviews and testing to keep improving what we offer.
Explore our recent research studies
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Report: “Biased,” “Boring” and “Bad”: Unpacking perceptions of news media and journalism among U.S. teens
Perceptions of journalism practices Journalism representations in popular culture
