NewsLit Week | Free “What It Means To Be News Literate” Webinar

Events


Wednesday, January 27, 2021
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM


NLP is teaming up with Senior Planet to present a webinar titled “What It Means to be News Literate?” The event will serve as an introduction to news literacy for members of the Older Adults Technology Services’ organization and will give their members a better understanding of the basic concepts and skills needed to be well-informed. NLP’s John Silva will share tips on how to recognize the difference between news and opinion, identifying misinformation, evaluating evidence and using fact-checking and digital verification tools to help older adults become more discerning of the different types of information that exist.

The event will take place on Wednesday, January 27 from 1 to 2pm Eastern.

To register, sign up here on Senior Planet’s website.

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