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A new classroom resource from RumorGuard, the News Literacy Project’s platform dedicated to exploring viral misinformation trends, teaches students how to think like a fact-checker and spot common tactics used to spread falsehoods online.   As concerns grow about the information young people are exposed to on their phones and in their social feeds, this valuable…

The News Literacy Project’s research shows that 8 in 10 teens see conspiracy theories on their social feeds, and of those, 81% believe in at least one. In a first-person piece for The 74, Hannah Covington, the News Literacy Project’s Senior Director of Education Content, shares what teens in Oklahoma told her about learning to…

Viral rumors and falsehoods have spread in the wake of political protests, particularly recent ones opposing detentions by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. In a story for Mashable, Peter Adams, Senior Vice president of Research and Design at the News Literacy Project, offered tips for news consumers to avoid getting tricked by false…

An opinion piece in EducationWeek by two educators from New York featured the News Literacy Project’s District Fellowship program. The commentary described how the program supported their efforts to teach students to critically evaluate health and wellness claims on social media. “By the end, our teens had developed habits of healthy skepticism when scrolling their…

Peter Adams, the News Literacy Project’s Senior Vice President of Research and Design, was featured in a CNN article examining the use of artificial intelligence to generate content in newsrooms and the challenges it raises around verification and transparency. “It is precisely because AI is prone to errors that newsrooms must maintain the ‘fundamental standards…

Welcome to the Insider Spotlight section, where we feature real questions from our team and answers from educators who are making a difference teaching news literacy. This month, our featured educator is Genna Sarnak from Northfield, Massachusetts, where she teaches digital media literacy to middle school students.

Get to know Peter Adams, the News Literacy Project’s senior vice president of research and design and one of its longest serving employees.

The News Literacy Project is grounded in core values that guide us through uncertainty. We remain steadfast whenever they are threatened. 

Welcome to the Insider Spotlight section, where we feature real questions from our team and answers from educators who are making a difference teaching news literacy. This month, our featured educator is Jennifer Liang from Atlanta, Georgia, where she teaches Media Literacy to high school students with incidence disabilities, like autism and ADHD.

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.

AI and algorithms are changing how we consume information—shaping news feeds and challenging our ability to separate fact from fiction.

Welcome to the Insider Spotlight section, where we feature real questions from our team and answers from educators who are making a difference teaching news literacy. This month, our featured educator is Candice Roach from Port Jervis, New York, where she teaches a middle school course called Multimedia Experience. To help students identify credible evidence, Candice uses resources like the “Levels of Scientific Evidence” infographic.

Get an in-depth look at the work and impact of investigative reporters in the criminal justice space – and what students can learn from this fascinating field – during this free webinar for educators, presented by the News Literacy Project on edWeb.net.

This free webinar for educators, presented by the News Literacy Project on edWeb.net, will offer strategies for teaching students about algorithms and artificial intelligence.

A Colorado news literacy program was made possible by the nonpartisan News Literacy Project’s News Literacy District Fellowship program.

This free webinar for educators, presented by the News Literacy Project, will introduce lessons on the Checkology® virtual classroom and help you get started with the platform.

This free webinar for educators, presented by the News Literacy Project, will introduce lessons on the Checkology® virtual classroom and help you get started with the platform.

Some highlights: In USA TODAY, Neveah Rice, a college freshman studying journalism and the recipient of the News Literacy Project’s 2024 student Change-Maker award, wrote how learning news literacy can help teens break out of social media filter bubbles and identify bias in their information sources. Also in USA TODAY, News Literacy Project board member Melanie Lundquist urged donors to support efforts to…

Welcome to the Insider Spotlight section, where we feature real questions from our team and answers from educators who are making a difference teaching news literacy. This month, our featured educator is Noreen Fitzgerald-Makar from New York City, where she is an English and journalism teacher.

A News Literacy Project webinar for educators shared practical advice and tips to help students regain trust in credible news and to question faulty beliefs about media bias.

News Literacy Project CEO and President Charles Salter responded to Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s comments on the need for news literacy in preserving democracy, while underscoring NLP’s focus on a solution. “We agree with Justice Sotomayor that the lack of news literacy skills today poses a danger to all of us. But we also…

As part of the sixth annual National News Literacy Week, the News Literacy Project hosted an online discussion with Laskas, who detailed her reporting and noted the watchdog role that investigative journalists play in a democracy.

As the final seconds of the AFC Championship game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City ticked down, and it was clear the Chiefs would defeat the visiting Buffalo Bills, social media provided plenty of explanations and opinions about what had just transpired on the gridiron.

Nevada state Assembly members recognized National News Literacy Week in a proclamation on the Assembly floor at the Legislative Building.

Welcome to the Insider Spotlight, where we feature real questions from our team and answers from educators who are making a difference teaching news literacy. This month, our featured educator is Juan Armijo from Las Cruces, New Mexico, where he is an Advanced Placement (AP) United States government teacher.

In an opinion piece for USA TODAY, News Literacy Project board member Melanie Lundquist leans into the Olympic spirit to urge donors to support efforts to teach news literacy. She calls on philanthropists to pursue public/private partnerships to make news literacy instruction a requirement in all 50 states.   “As I look forward to athletes from…

Tracee Stanford Chicago 1. What led you to the news literacy movement?  My journey into the news literacy movement has always been guided by my strong connection to youth and mission-based work. Having worked in television news as a reporter and producer, I gained a first-hand understanding of the importance of accurate, ethical journalism. I…

The New Literacy Project’s expertise was cited in an Associated Press article on Meta’s decision to end fact-checking efforts on its platforms:   “Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to end Meta’s fact-checking program not only removes a valuable resource for users, but it also provides an air of legitimacy to a popular disinformation narrative: That fact-checking is…

Welcome to the Insider Spotlight section, where we feature real questions from our team and answers from educators who are making a difference teaching news literacy. This month, our featured educator is Cathy Collins from Boston, Massachusetts, where she is a library media specialist.