NLP News

In response to the mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York this past Saturday, the News Literacy Project released the following statement…

Between our leadership transition, op-eds and interviews, NLP has had quite a few media hits recently. Here are a few of the highlights.

Get to know the News Literacy Project’s Jake Lloyd, social media manager and intrepid backpacker, in this engaging Q and A.

Connecticut journalism teacher Kristin Larson teachers her students about press freedom with an immersive approach.

Join the News Literacy Project for a free educator webinar focused on preparing students to fight back against misinformation! Learn how to use the “Misinfo 101” course on the Checkology® virtual classroom.

Disinformation’s effect on society and culture became clear during the event “Truth in Our Time,” honoring the late journalist Peter Jennings.

“Power in Art” is the 15th lesson in NLP’s browser-based platform, which teaches students how to navigate the digital landscape by developing news literacy knowledge, skills and habits of mind.

In January 2009, philanthropists David and Katherine Moore took a leap of faith in me and the News Literacy Project when they became one of our first individual donors, despite the fact  that we had yet to provide a single classroom lesson. 

Join us for a first look at “Power in Art: The Watchdog Role of Editorial Cartoonists,” a brand-new lesson available through the News Literacy Project’s Checkology® virtual classroom.

Join us for an exclusive NewsLit Nation event focused on the award-winning documentary Storm Lake!

NLP founder & CEO Alan C. Miller will step down as CEO June 30 and transition to a new role. President & COO Charles Salter will succeed him.

Learn more about Chuck Salter, NLP’s current president and chief operating officer and incoming Chief Executive officer.

Join us on Friday, April 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET for NewsLitCamp® Miami, in partnership with Miami-Dade Public Schools and sponsored by The Knight Foundation.  

Mike Webb, senior vice president of communications, recently spoke with The Hill about the desperate need for news literacy curriculum in K-12 schools.

Peter Adams, NLP’s senior vice president of education, joined a March 16 Al Jazeera livestream to discuss Russian disinformation around the war in Ukraine.

NBC News recently reported that despite occasionally thinking they’re less susceptible to falsehoods on the internet, Gen Z can sometimes accidentally amplify misinformation. To flesh this out further, reporter Kalhan Rosenblatt spoke with NLP’s, Peter Adams, senior vice president of education.

In an interview with Fox 5 DC’s Jeannette Reyes, Peter Adams, senior vice president of education, discussed how to separate online fact from fiction.

While teenagers might question everything around them, pushback can be a good thing, especially when they challenge social media algorithms.

Students today are immersed in a news and information landscape that pervades every aspect of their lives. From TikTok to Instagram to Twitter, they are inundated with posts, and many of them are not credible or legitimately grounded. It is difficult to know what is true. Because this environment is complex and riddled with misinformation, it provides a prime opportunity to authentically develop students’ critical thinking abilities.

Almost immediately after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, mis- and disinformation began to seep into the information landscape.

Join us on Friday, March 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CT for NewsLitCamp® Illinois, sponsored by The Robert F. McCormick Foundation.

For Women’s History Month, Carol McCarthy, NLP’s director of communications, penned an op-ed titled, “Put women who capture history with a camera in the big picture.”

In an interview with CapRadio’s Insight program, John Silva, NLP’s senior director of professional learning, discussed how to navigate the misinformation swirling around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

When Russia invaded Ukraine, John Silva, NLP’s senior director of professional learning, spoke with The Associated Press about propaganda and fake videos circulating on social media.

New York City educators! Enter your students in our essay contest for a chance for both of you to win an Amazon gift card worth up to $100. Deadline: May 13, 2022.

Elizabeth Price West Hollywood, California This is part of a series that introduces you to the people behind the scenes at the News Literacy Project. Can you tell us a little about your background and what brought you to NLP? I was born in Washington, D.C., and am a product of generations-long East Coasters but…

The third annual National News Literacy Week, presented by the News Literacy Project and The E.W. Scripps Company, underscored the vital role of news literacy in a democracy and provided audiences with the knowledge, tools and abilities to become more news-literate.

NLP CEO and founder Alan C. Miller marks the organization’s 14-year anniversary by sharing a lesson he learned about running a successful non-profit for each year of NLP’s history.

During the third annual National News Literacy Week, NLP unveiled a new framework for teaching news literacy to students. The framework offers standards, questions, objectives, performance tasks and learning activities for educator planning.

Florida educators! Enter your students in our essay contest for a chance for both of you to win an Amazon gift card worth up to $100. Deadline extended: May 13, 2022.

As the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection neared, the importance of combating misinformation and its real-world impacts were as relevant as ever.

The January 2022 cover story of The Beacon features the News Literacy Project’s very own founder and CEO, Alan C. Miller.

A Wyoming mom whose family foundation supports NLP remains committed to news literacy education for people of all ages.

Join News Literacy Project team members and NewsLit Nation ambassadors from across the country for a Twitter chat from 4 to 5 p.m. ET.

In these videos, Iowa educator Brian Winkel and two students talk about the importance of news literacy and its impact on them.

Join us for a first look at the News Literacy Project’s new framework for teaching news literacy in this free webinar, which is being held in conjunction with National News Literacy Week.

Calling all metro Atlanta educators! Join us for NewsLitCamp Gwinnett County, in partnership with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Gwinnett County Public Schools, on Jan. 25 at 9a.m. ET.

Join us on Jan. 27 for a very special NewsLitCamp® held as part of National News Literacy Week.

Join us at a virtual edWebinar on Jan. 24 for a discussion about best practices in teaching news and media literacy.

At the start of the year, Miriam Romais, NLP’s senior manager of educator engagement, was interviewed by Colorado radio station, KRFC- ‘Community @ Work’ show. The interview covered news literacy broadly, the work being done at NLP, and what steps people can take to become more news literate.