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We advance the development and teaching of news literacy in K-12 education. #NewsLiteracy https://newslit.org/
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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · Aug 7
🎉 And ... WE ARE BACK!
🚀 Today, we're excited to launch the best Checkology® yet - your destination for news literacy tools.
➕ The virtual classroom is now available on Clever, a free, seamless edtech solution.

🔗 Get started with our Back-to-School Toolkit: go.newslit.org/Back2School

#EdTech
Text left of screen next to computer screen on checkology Our BEST checkology yet Now on Clever *Everything you need for a year of critical thinking and news literacy skills Aligned to standards Customizable Easy-to-implement lessons FREE
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Parents, families, anyone who interacts with young people: You should subscribe to Scroll Smarter!

Check out this month's issue produced by @susanmini.bsky.social & her brilliant team!

#NewsLiteracy
newslit.org News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 7h
👀 NEW Scroll Smarter newsletter for families! In this month's issue:

1 - Algorithms study: Young adults who know how they work understand the risks, but that doesn't = action.
2 - Are AI & social media rotting our brains?
➕ A reader Q&A about memes

🔗 Read: go.newslit.org/ScrollSmarte...
Scroll Smarter: ‘Brain rot’ era - The News Literacy Project
How to fact-check with family without offending each other, how artificial intelligence and “brain rot” affect cognitive abilities, and a “two truths and AI” quiz.
go.newslit.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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On this week's E&P Reports: Half of U.S. teens think journalists make up quotes and do favors for sources, new report finds.

E&P Publisher Mike Blinder explores the disconnect with Peter Adams, senior vp of research and design, News Literacy Project.

www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/half...
Half of U.S. teens think journalists make up quotes and do favors for sources, new report finds - Editor and Publisher
If you think young people aren’t paying attention to the news, think again — they are, and they have thoughts. A new study reveals just how skeptical today’s teens are about the press, and the results...
www.editorandpublisher.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
newslit.org
👀 NEW Scroll Smarter newsletter for families! In this month's issue:

1 - Algorithms study: Young adults who know how they work understand the risks, but that doesn't = action.
2 - Are AI & social media rotting our brains?
➕ A reader Q&A about memes

🔗 Read: go.newslit.org/ScrollSmarte...
Scroll Smarter: ‘Brain rot’ era - The News Literacy Project
How to fact-check with family without offending each other, how artificial intelligence and “brain rot” affect cognitive abilities, and a “two truths and AI” quiz.
go.newslit.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.

scz.org/blog/the-rea...
The Reality of AI Animal Content – Sedgwick County Zoo
If you spend any time on social media, you’ve probably seen them – bears bouncing on trampolines, apes caught on doorbell cameras, or “rescued” wild animals acting in ways that seem too good to be…
scz.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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✔️ YES: On Nov. 28, a raccoon broke into a liquor store in Virginia, damaged more than a dozen bottles of alcohol & passed out on the bathroom floor.

❌ NO: This video does not depict the real event. It's AI-generated.

🔗 RumorGuard post: go.newslit.org/AIRaccoon

#AILiteracy
#MediaLiteracy
A viral video is captioned “Actual footage of the raccoon” and appears to show a raccoon knocking bottles of alcohol off the shelf at a store. The News Literacy Project has added a label that says “AI-GENERATED.” (edited)
December 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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As @mikecaulfield.bsky.social says in the story, patience is a powerful tool to avoid being duped by AI slop: "You don't necessarily have to be the first one to share this thing, you can be the person who waits."

#NewsLiteracy
#AILiteracy
gbrumfiel.bsky.social Geoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 9d
AI slop is everywhere, and it's hard to spot, but not impossible. We tried to make a quiz that was designed to educate a little rather than deceive. Try it and let me know how you do!

www.npr.org/2025/11/30/n...
AI video slop is everywhere, take our quiz to try and spot it
There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help.
www.npr.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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My piece on why young people think so little of journalists, and what might be done about it.
apnews.com/article/news... 
A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
You don't have to tell Cat Murphy or Lily Ogburn about the attitudes of young people toward journalists.
apnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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📰 How do young people get their news? This week's edition of The Sift focuses on a new @pewresearch.org report that relates to our recent survey on teens' views of the news media.

➕ The newsletter also covers how journalists use AI, rising climate disinformation & more: go.newslit.org/Sift8Dec2025
The Sift: Young peoples’ thoughts on news - The News Literacy Project
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December 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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These folks do good work—The News Literacy Project:
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The News Literacy Project
Get news literacy resources that help you teach media literacy education. Join the News Literacy Project to strengthen critical thinking and spot misinformation
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December 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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NEW: AI chatbots used inaccurate information to change people’s political opinions, study finds www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
AI chatbots used inaccurate information to change people’s political opinions, study finds
A paper published in the journal Science found that chatbots become more persuasive when they share large amounts of information.
www.nbcnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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In our news media landscape, says @peteradams.bsky.social in this story, “teens are left vulnerable to just a hodgepodge of information that plays on their biases, if they cannot distinguish standards-based reporting from everything else in their feeds.”

More about our survey, including solutions:
Half of U.S. teens think journalists make up quotes and do favors for sources, new report finds - Editor and Publisher
If you think young people aren’t paying attention to the news, think again — they are, and they have thoughts. A new study reveals just how skeptical today’s teens are about the press, and the results...
www.editorandpublisher.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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🗓️ Save the date: National News Literacy Week in partnership with @ewscrippsco.bsky.social & @usatoday.com is Feb. 2-6!

ℹ️ This year’s focus is on helping young people stay grounded with facts & rebuilding trust in standards-based news — especially in the age of AI. 

📌 newsliteracyweek.org
National News Literacy Week - The News Literacy Project
National News Literacy Week provides educators with the tools and resources they need to help students navigate today’s information landscape more skillfully.
newsliteracyweek.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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👀 The word "bias" is often used in an accusatory manner by anyone who doesn't like news they're watching or reading.

🤔 But how can bias actually show up in media reports? And how can everyone check their own bias when consuming news?

🔗 Our resource: go.newslit.org/NewsMediaBias

#NewsLiteracy
Text-heavy infographic organized into sections on News media bias. Top text: People across the political spectrum often feel that “the media” is biased against their beliefs and values. But what counts as bias in news? And why do so few people feel that news coverage is slanted in their favor? Here are 6 tips to help you think clearly about this nuanced and important topic: 1 Differentiate news from opinion 2 Think about bias as a spectrum 3 Ask yourself: Compared with what? 4 Recognize your own biases 5 Be wary of media bias charts and ratings 6 Think about bias in terms of types and forms Different types of bias … can take different forms in coverage TYPES “Big story” bias Corporate bias Demographic bias Neutrality bias Partisan bias FORMS Absence of fairness and balance Framing Sourcing Story selection Tone Think you’ve spotted an example of biased news? Double-check your initial perceptions by asking: What would “unbiased” news about this subject look like? Public feedback makes journalism better
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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❌ NO: Robotic mailboxes that use AI to scan & return lost items have not been installed in Germany (or anywhere else).

💡 This is an entirely fabricated piece of engagement bait. When such an account finds a formula that works, it often repeats it to try to get more views.

🔗 go.newslit.org/AIboxes
A Facebook post reads, “In Germany, losing a wallet doesn’t always mean losing peace of mind. Scattered across several cities are sleek robotic mailboxes — designed to accept lost items like wallets, keys, or IDs and return them to their rightful owners without human involvement. Once dropped inside, the mailbox scans the contents using internal cameras and AI-trained object recognition systems…” and features an image that appears to show these wallet return boxes in Germany. The News Literacy Project has added a label that says “FALSE.”
December 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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🗓️ Save the date: National News Literacy Week in partnership with @ewscrippsco.bsky.social & @usatoday.com is Feb. 2-6!

ℹ️ This year’s focus is on helping young people stay grounded with facts & rebuilding trust in standards-based news — especially in the age of AI. 

📌 newsliteracyweek.org
National News Literacy Week - The News Literacy Project
National News Literacy Week provides educators with the tools and resources they need to help students navigate today’s information landscape more skillfully.
newsliteracyweek.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
newslit.org
❌ NO: Robotic mailboxes that use AI to scan & return lost items have not been installed in Germany (or anywhere else).

💡 This is an entirely fabricated piece of engagement bait. When such an account finds a formula that works, it often repeats it to try to get more views.

🔗 go.newslit.org/AIboxes
A Facebook post reads, “In Germany, losing a wallet doesn’t always mean losing peace of mind. Scattered across several cities are sleek robotic mailboxes — designed to accept lost items like wallets, keys, or IDs and return them to their rightful owners without human involvement. Once dropped inside, the mailbox scans the contents using internal cameras and AI-trained object recognition systems…” and features an image that appears to show these wallet return boxes in Germany. The News Literacy Project has added a label that says “FALSE.”
December 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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pewresearch.org
Compared with older adults, young adults are especially likely to get news from Instagram and TikTok. The difference is stark even between those ages 18 to 29 and the next oldest age group, ages 30 to 49.
A series of teal horizontal bars on a chart showing news consumption on social media sites, by age
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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1/ Our findings underscore the urgent need for #NewsLiteracy – so Gen Z & Gen Alpha can make informed decisions about what info to trust & understand why a free press matters in their lives.

Teens didn't ask for the info landscape they inherited. Teaching them skills to navigate it is critical.
myhlee.bsky.social Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · 8d
Asked by the News Literacy Project for one word to describe today’s news media, 84% of teens responded with something negative — “biased,” “crazy,” “boring,” “fake, ”bad,” “depressing,” “confusing,” “scary.”

apnews.com/article/news...
A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
You don't have to tell Cat Murphy or Lily Ogburn about the attitudes of young people toward journalists.
apnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
newslit.org
#NCSS2025 educators: Stop by booth 245 this week to say hi & learn about news literacy - especially on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9:40-10:35AM for a poster session.

@socialstudies.org
@erinolson.bsky.social @pamelabrunskill.bsky.social
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December 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Does your #SpotifyWrapped contain an AI song? And would you be able to tell if a friend's top song was AI-generated? Yes, these are questions worth asking in 2025.

🎞 Video: youtube.com/shorts/dpdVs...

#AILiteracy
Does your Spotify Wrapped contain AI music? #SpotifyWrapped2025
YouTube video by News Literacy Project
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December 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Listen to the #podcast here 🎧➡️ loom.ly/7l3hQnE
The Smerconish Podcast
Spirited discussions of government, politics, and current events without predictable left/right bias. The Smerconish Podcast is for Independent Minds. The Michael Smerconish Program airs live on Siriu...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Michael and Peter Adams @newslit.org unpack a startling new study on how 13–18-year-olds view journalism, revealing deep distrust and confusion about media ethics, the role movies and TV play in shaping our understanding of the press, and why local journalism still matters.
Listen at the link below⬇️
December 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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NLP advances the development and teaching of news literacy in K-12 education. All the resources and lessons are free for educators! Give: newslit.org/donate

❤️ Learning that truly makes a difference...

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newslit.org News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 7d
✨ After completing Checkology® lessons during the 2024-25 school year, 88% of students recognized when a social post failed to provide credible evidence for a claim — a 20-point gain from before they started.

This is possible for millions more students with your help!

🔗 Give: newslit.org/donate
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December 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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💡 After completing Checkology® lessons during the 2024-25 school year, 81% of students recognized that a free press is very important to a healthy democracy - a gain of 17% from before they started.

❤️ Help educators like Liz empower more students today: newslit.org/donate

#GivingTuesday
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December 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM