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With advancements in artificial intelligence, news literacy skills are key to recognizing when photos are faked or altered. The Washington Post recently published a guide for identifying  doctored  images and included NLP’s expertise. 

In an Education Week article, Pamela Brunskill, Senior Director of Education Design at NLP, offered advice for teachers to help their students avoid conspiracy theories that swirled after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

District fellowship educators see news literacy as an educational imperative and believe a lack of news literacy skills disempowers students.

This free webinar for educators, presented by the News Literacy Project on edWeb.net, explores resources every educator needs in their toolkit to teach news literacy this school year.

This free webinar for educators, presented by the News Literacy Project, explores and introduces educators to the Checkology virtual classroom and lessons that are ideal for the back-to-school season.

News Literacy Project joins those troubled by the attempt on former President Trump’s life and encourage all to share information responsibly.

In a CNN interview, the News Literacy Project offered strategies for determining whether news coverage is AI-generated. Christina Veiga, NLP’s senior director of media relations, explained how to read laterally – leaving one online source to read what others have to say about a topic or issue – and how to conduct a reverse image…

News literacy experts warn that this use of artificial intelligence could lead to declining trust in news organizations.

In the “Decoding Democracy” series on American Public Media’s Marketplace Tech program, NLP’s senior manager of education design, Pamela Brunskill, discussed how to have a constructive conversation with loved ones who may be misled by misinformation. 

The CBS News station in Pittsburgh featured NLP’s 2024 Alan C. Miller Educator of the Year Lindsay Downs, a librarian at Sewickley Academy.

News Literacy Projects honors Juneteenth, the events of June 19, 1865, when Union troops freed the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas.

To break through a confusing and misleading information landscape, the News Literacy Project hosted a panel of experts who work with the military community to discuss common types of election-related misinformation and practical tips for finding reliable news before voting.

Neveah Rice, a senior at Cornell High School in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, is the News Literacy Project’s 2024 Gwen Ifill Student of the Year.

Pennsylvania educator Lindsey Downs has been named the News Literacy Project’s 2024 Alan C. Miller Educator of the Year.

The News Literacy Project has named Tamoa Calzadilla, editor in chief of Factchequeado, as its 2024 John S. Carrolll Journalist of the Year.

NLP’s Hannah Covington discusses how news literacy skills can help people detect pink slime news sources, especially in an election year.

A recent NJ Spotlight News segment featured a middle school class at Princeton Montessori School in New Jersey, where News Literacy Project Ambassador Aish Sami uses free educator resources from NLP to teach a media literacy course. “My hope and dreams for the students when they walk out of the classroom is that they feel…

This free webinar for educators, presented by the News Literacy Project, explores virtual lessons and other resources that can be used to teach students fact-checking skills over the summer.

The News Literacy Project is hosting a panel of experts who work with the military community for a virtual discussion about common types of election-related misinformation and practical tips and tools for finding reliable news sources before voting.

In a recent update to Encyclopedia Britannica, the News Literacy Project breaks down the meaning of news literacy and why it matters.

Paul Beckett, assistant editor at the Wall Street Journal, spoke to NLP about press freedom and the imprisonment of reporter Evan Gershkovich.

To help us navigate a flood of content, the News Literacy Project’s Dan Evon shared ways to be an active consumer of information online.

The News Literacy Project hosted experts who addressed how voters in news deserts can be sure they find credible information and sources.

The News Literacy Project’s Checkology digital learning platform has won a Webby Award from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

The News Literacy Project is hosting a panel of experts who work with the military community for a virtual discussion about common types of election-related misinformation and practical tips and tools for finding reliable news sources before voting.

This April Fools’ Day, NPR offered tips for people to avoid falling for online pranks, and included news literacy tips from Dan Evon, NLP’s senior manager of education design.

Pennslyvania educator Pam Szabo develops a media and news literacy curriculum for all freshman using News Literacy Project resources.

Checkology® is in the running for top honors in The Webby Awards, the Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences’ signature awards program.

The total solar eclipse, which can be seen in several U.S. states on April 8, has prompted conspiracy theories and misinformation.

The News Literacy Project hosts rural journalism and election experts to explore how to find election information when local news coverage is limited.

This free webinar for educators, presented by the News Literacy Project and hosted by edWeb, explores misinformation in today’s digital landscape, including a close look at generative AI.

This free webinar for educators, presented by the News Literacy Project and hosted by edWeb, explores the importance of protecting press freedoms around the world.

NLP president and CEO Chuck Salter discussed why news literacy is a critical life skill on The Strategerist podcast.

Learn what motivates Texas ambassador Sara E. Gonzales to embed news literacy in her teaching. Ambassador Connections is a series highlighting NewsLitNation Ambassadors.

NLP news literacy ambassador and Chicago high school teacher Alba Mendiola recently appeared on PBS station WTTW to talk about misinformation in Spanish-speaking communities. Many Latinos rely on social media sites for their news and other information, according to data from a Pew Research Center survey. Since fact checking in Spanish is less available, Latinos…

During this year’s election season, it’s important to be prepared to encounter AI-generated misinformation, Christina Veiga, NLP’s senior director of media relations, said in a recent interview with BronxNet. Veiga discussed signs that indicate content is generated by AI or that videos are digitally altered “deepfakes,” how these technologies can impact young people and NLP’s…

Young people at risk from toxic misinformation need media literacy skills — The News Literacy Project’s Ebonee Otoo in The Hechinger Report.

Virtual panel discussion in Spanish with live interpretation to English about how to find credible, trustworthy information during the 2024 elections.

It’s easy to avoid false information online — which is particularly important in an election year. Learn how on March 20 in this free webinar.

Learn to identify credible election information in this free webinar on Feb. 29, 2024 presented by the nonpartisan News Literacy Project.