NLP participates in Media Literacy Week

NLP in the News


A day-long conference on Nov. 6, sponsored by Reuters and the National Association of Media Literacy Education, kicked off Media Literacy Week, an annual celebration of the power of media literacy education and its essential role in education today.

As part of the day’s events, NLP’s director of community partnerships and engagement, Damaso Reyes, and the Newseum’s vice president for education, Barbara McCormack, led a breakout session for educators on facilitating classroom discussions about media and politics.

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Understanding bias in the news media

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.

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Newsweek quotes NLP CEO Salter on solution to lack of news literacy

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…

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