Reuters joins the News Literacy Project

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Reuters has joined the News Literacy Project, making it the third major wire service and the 17th news organization to participate.

“Reuters is proud to be part of this initiative,” said Martin Howell, head of editorial learning for Reuters in the Americas.

“It is essential that new generations not only know about the importance of a thriving and diverse media industry but that they can also tell the difference between opinion-based and fact-based journalism,” he said. “Our journalists understand the importance of sharing their experience and tackling these critical questions with students and do so in many parts of the world.”

Reuters is part of Thomson Reuters, a leading source of news and information for businesses and professionals worldwide. Thomson Reuters employs 55,000 people and operates in over 100 countries

More than 160 journalists have enrolled in the News Literacy Project’s online directory. These journalist fellows have made presentations in numerous classrooms, worked with students on multimedia projects in extended-day and after-school programs and helped produce NLP’s video reports. They also have been featured at special events.

NLP will work with at least 25 teachers and 1,600 students in 10 middle schools and high schools in New York City, Chicago and Bethesda, Maryland, in the 2010-11 school year.

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