News Literacy

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Who owns the news?

How the economics of news affects truth

When journalists must advocate for themselves

Students will evaluate a July 4 front page that advocates for freedoms and for a critical awareness of government actions.

Developing literacy across media platforms

The expert curator

In this lesson, students explore the concept of information curation.

Final project: News literacy analysis

Fact checking in the digital age

In this lesson, students will learn about the importance of fact checking in the journalism profession.

Critique your publication from a news literacy angle

Truth and social media

Students will look at infamous social media mistakes, inaccuracies and hoaxes in order to better identify which posts are correct or inaccurate.

Budgeting for content

Understanding News Literacy

In this lesson, students are introduced to the fundamental conventions of news literacy and are asked to reflect upon their own expectations for today’s news media.

Evaluating your media savvy

Students will evaluate their own personal news media habits based on the media log assigned in the Understanding news literacy lesson and by answering self-reflective questions.

Why news matters

Using historical documents and news coverage, this lesson explores the role of news in a democracy, and the role journalists play in helping citizens to be active, informed, and engaged.

The changing American newsroom

This lesson explores the changing culture of the newsroom, especially in light of new media technologies.

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