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

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.

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…

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.

Tick, tock … National News Literacy Week is right around the corner. Mark your calendars for Feb. 3-7. Now in its sixth year, the week is dedicated to highlighting the importance of helping students strengthen their media and news literacy skills so they can successfully navigate today’s complex information landscape. Educators can get a head…

As 2024 ends, we review misinformation trends and news literacy lessons they offer, so we can resolve to be better news consumers in 2025.

Using News Literacy Project resources, engage in civil conversation about misinformation over the holidays and guide loved ones to the facts.

This Giving Tuesday, help us make an even greater impact.

Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024 collected nearly 1,000 examples, and with the election over we sure news literacy takeaways.

Educator Kelly Melendez Loaiza said learning news literacy impacts how students think about science and improves overall critical thinking.

In our annual report for FY24 you’ll learn about all we’ve achieved this year and how we will renew our focus on K-12 education.

The News Literacy Project is tracking presidential election misinformation trends online. As voting day nears, let’s examine some of them, so we can make sure to cast our ballots based on facts, not falsehoods.

The News Literacy Project is tracking presidential election misinformation trends online. As voting day nears, let’s examine some of them, so we can make sure to cast our ballots based on facts, not falsehoods.

“Breaking news” signals important developments in a legitimate news story. But purveyors of election disinformation have co-opted the term.

The News Literacy Project participated in an EdWeek forum exploring issues and strategies for teaching media literacy in the age of AI.

Ana Bitter is the News Literacy Project’s visual designer whose work elevates NLP. A creative and strategic thinker, Ana lives in Hawai’i.

The News Literacy Project’s Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024 monitor’s the use of AI-generated falsehoods about the presidential race.

The News Literacy Project has selected nine school districts to join its growing News Literacy District Fellowship program.

The News Literacy Project’s Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024 so far contains more than 600 hundred examples of online falsehoods.

This blog post, part of a new limited series from the News Literacy Project, provides updates and analysis from the Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024.

NLP’s Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024 collects viral falsehoods and puts them in context by analyzing common trends and topics.

In my life before NLP, I was a middle school teacher, and later, a school district superintendent. These experiences were ideal preparation for doing the important work of ensuring news literacy is a national education priority. In fact, there is a direct through line. Let me explain. When my eighth grade U.S. history students walked…

The Broad Foundation awarded the News Literacy Project, a $1.15 million grant to for a partnership with Los Angeles Unified School District.The Broad Foundation awarded the News Literacy Project, a $1.15 million grant to for a partnership with Los Angeles Unified School District.

We are all susceptible to misinformation, but news literacy skills can protect you from being misled. On the In Clear Terms podcast, presented by the AARP, NLP Senior Manager of Education Design Dan Evon emphasizes the importance of verifying content before sharing it. 

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

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

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.

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.

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.