NLP News

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. 

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.

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.

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

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

Students use a cheeseburger and a hockey team, among other metaphors for our information ecosystem, to understand news literacy concepts.

Get ready for 2022 by reviewing our news literacy takeaways from the past 12 months.

Don’t let misinformation spoil the holidays with your family. Use the PEP method and base conversations in patience, empathy and persistence.

After a successful launch in October 2020, NLP is expanding its News Literacy Ambassador Program, extending our reach and strengthening our progress toward embedding news literacy in the American education system.

This week, we’re releasing our annual report for fiscal year 2021 (July 2020-June 2021).

This is part of a series that introduces you to the people of NLP. This week we interview Eryn Busch.

As part of Illinois Public Media’s special week of coverage, “Who’s in charge of the news,” Peter Adams, NLP’s senior vice president of education, helped to empower listeners of The 21st Show with ways to distinguish fact from fiction in the news.

To help his students recognize credible sources and information, high school teacher Uriah Albrink incorporates science literacy into his curriculum.

The News Literacy Project is pleased to announce a new partnership with The Juice, a current events-focused learning platform.

The News Literacy Project offers its congratulations to 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winners and journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov.

Alan C. Miller, News Literacy Project (NLP) founder and CEO, is a winner of AARP’s prestigious Purpose Prize®,  a national award that celebrates people 50 and older who are using their life experience and wisdom to tackle societal challenges and inspire others.

NLPeople: In this occasional series we profile News Literacy Project staff members. Meet Design Manager Andrea Lin.

Valeria Luquin, NLP’s 2019 Gwen Ifill Student of the Year is a high school senior and has doubled down on her commitment to news literacy.

For the 2nd season of our podcast ‘Is that a fact?’, we look at the origins of false narratives and the actual harm they have caused.

In a new piece for CNBC,  journalist Salvador Rodriguez reported that “QAnon and anti-vaxxers brainwashed kids stuck at home.”

School librarian K.C. Boyd is a passionate advocate for her profession, her students and her entire District of Columbia community.

Are you ready to go back to school? Help your students discern facts from falsehoods with the News Literacy Project.

Peter Adams, senior vice president of education, discussed a recent survey examining COVID-19 misinformation on Facebook in an August 4 interview with Chicago’s PBS affiliate, WTTW. 

While discussing the Derek Chauvin murder trial in the death of George Floyd, a student alerts the class about the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright.

NLP’s app is now heavy on TikTok content! Our game-like app, Informable®, has added a Mix-Up Mode made up entirely of videos from the hugely popular social media video platform.

 In part one of a two-part series for the Education for Sustainable Democracy podcast, John Silva, NLP’s senior director of education and training, and Miriam Romais, NLP’s senior manager of educator engagement, discussed the importance of news literacy and strategies to help young people become smart news consumers.

How can consumers figure out fact from fiction in the current media landscape? What strategies should they use to know whether the news they are following is credible?

This is part of a series that introduces you to the people of NLP. This week we interview Miriam Romais.

We’re proud to announce that NLP and our Checkology® virtual classroom have been selected in the annual list of the Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL).

Earlier this month, Peter Adams, NLP’s senior vice president of education, gave the keynote address for our annual 2021 News Literacy Change-Maker Awards. Adams issued a strong warning about the harm misinformation can cause, and we wanted to share his important remarks with you.

Alan Miller, NLP’s CEO and founder, was interviewed by the Aspen Institute for its Disinfo Discussions digital series. In the conversation, Alan examined the role of news literacy and education as an effective countermeasure to the spread of mis- and disinformation.

Talk about good timing. In early 2020, Erin Wilder encouraged her fellow high school English teachers to hop in the car and head from Hoschton, Georgia, to Columbia, South Carolina, for a NewsLitCamp®. Wilder was certain a drive of a few hours would prove valuable to her colleagues — Warren Clemens, Joe Jenifer and Ramona…

In recognition of their outstanding achievements in supporting news literacy during an unprecedented and challenging school year, NLP has named the recipients of its 2021 educator, journalist and student of the year awards.

It didn’t take the tumultuous events of 2020 and the accompanying flood of misinformation to convince educator Kelly Vikstrom-Hoyt that news literacy should be part of every school’s curriculum.

Alisyn Camerota has provided unflinching coverage, essential context and vital and verified information on major news stories to millions of people during her career as a leading broadcast journalist.

Like many teens, Ana Rodriguez, 15, turns to social media to find out what is going on in the world. But she is well aware that sorting fact from fiction in her newsfeed can be difficult.