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News Literacy Project
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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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🎉 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

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🚨 It's the last day to give & have your donation doubled by a generous donor! Make your impact felt before midnight: newslit.org/donate/

➕ ICYMI: Our year in misinformation breaks down how AI falsehoods have made news literacy even more essential heading into 2026: go.newslit.org/AIMisinfo2025
Donate - The News Literacy Project
This season, your generosity goes beyond your initial gift! Thanks to NLP’s philanthropic leaders Melanie and Richard Lundquist, all gifts made by Dec. 31 will be matched, multiplying your impact for students and educators nationwide.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📢 Educators: During National #NewsLiteracyWeek, join us for a FREE webinar on influencers, AI & credibility.

🗓️ Tuesday, Feb. 3, 4-5pm ET
ℹ️ @hannahcov.bsky.social will explore teaching strategies & resources to help students identify different kinds of content online.
🔗 go.newslit.org/Feb3NLP2026
Influencers, AI, and Credibility: Teach Students About the Information Ecosystem - The News Literacy Project
Join the News Literacy Project’s Hannah Covington for this National News Literacy Week edWebinar to explore teaching strategies and resources to help students distinguish between different kinds of content on social media.
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December 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🚨 There are just a few more days left to donate to NLP & double your impact in 2025!

👀 Here are 5 reasons to support #NewsLiteracy, including that students need AI literacy to navigate an evolving info landscape: go.newslit.org/5reasonsNLP

❤️ Give here: newslit.org/donate/
5 reasons to support news literacy this season - The News Literacy Project
In a world overflowing with misinformation, and with AI accelerating how it spreads, news literacy has never been more essential.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
📢 Join us in five weeks for the 7th annual National News Literacy Week in partnership with @ewscrippsco.bsky.social & @usatoday.com !

ℹ️ The week will feature a FREE classroom activity planner to guide educators + free resources for families.

📌 Bookmark our page: newsliteracyweek.org/
December 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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The gift of knowledge lasts a lifetime.

"These examples point to a broader movement. At least 18 states have now passed laws requiring or promoting media literacy education, with Connecticut, Illinois and New Jersey specifically mandating news literacy instruction."
1/ "In today’s information ecosystem, skepticism is essential — but cynicism is corrosive. When young people are equipped with both the tools & the trusted platforms to think critically, they’re better able to shape their world with facts, not fear." - NLP's Ebonee Otoo for @the74.bsky.social
Can Gen Z Save Journalism? Only If They’re Taught How to Trust Again
Otoo and Davis: Some skepticism is good, helping readers avoid misinformation. But it can curdle into cynicism, isolating them from civic dialogue.
www.the74million.org
December 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Good story about a classroom where learning #NewsLiteracy skills is empowering students to separate fact from fiction & AI fakes from authentic content on social media.
The Class Where ‘Screenagers’ Train to Navigate Social Media and A.I.
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Love this as a philosophy for life in 2025.

“Skepticism is essential; cynicism is corrosive”
1/ "In today’s information ecosystem, skepticism is essential — but cynicism is corrosive. When young people are equipped with both the tools & the trusted platforms to think critically, they’re better able to shape their world with facts, not fear." - NLP's Ebonee Otoo for @the74.bsky.social
Can Gen Z Save Journalism? Only If They’re Taught How to Trust Again
Otoo and Davis: Some skepticism is good, helping readers avoid misinformation. But it can curdle into cynicism, isolating them from civic dialogue.
www.the74million.org
December 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
🫣 Your family member starts a holiday dinner conversation by railing about an AI-generated image that falsely depicts a current event. How can you respond?

🫶🏽 Here are 6 steps you can take to try to bring that relative into a fact-based discussion: bit.ly/SpeakUpNLP
December 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
👀 ICYMI: Our misinformation year in review focuses on AI. Check out our post for 3️⃣ ways the emerging tech spread falsehoods in addition to 3️⃣ basic #NewsLiteracy tips to take into 2026.

🔗 go.newslit.org/AIMisinfo2025
December 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
6 weeks away! Save the date for National #NewsLiteracyWeek in partnership with @ewscrippsco.bsky.social & @usatoday.com!

ℹ️ FREE tools for educators to equip students with the skills to become better informed & more civically engaged
➕ Resources for families, too
🗓️ Feb. 2-6
📌 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 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
⚠️ Our 2025 year in misinformation is AI-focused. As artificial intelligence tools became a routine part of many people’s lives this year, they also further polluted our info landscape by:

🚩 Distorting current events
🚩 Supplying wrong answers as chatbots
🚩 Impersonating audio

Read more ⤵️
2025 year in review: AI misinformation - The News Literacy Project
Artificial intelligence tools evolved from an online oddity to a routine part of many people’s lives in 2025. News literacy can help you spot AI misinformation.
go.newslit.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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📢 #Educators: Are you subscribed to The Sift? If not, sign up by Jan. 12 to make the newsletter a part of your new year!

As a teaser, the last issue of 2025 has it all:
- Top stories + discussion Q's
- Daily Do Now slides to teach with
- A RumorGuard rundown of viral falsehoods
➕ much more!
The Sift: TikTok algorithm | Journalism predictions - The News Literacy Project
How TikTok’s algorithm shapes what you see, Reporters Without Borders’ year end report on global press freedoms, journalism predictions and an AI-generated raccoon.
go.newslit.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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🚨 We're hiring! Join NLP in 2026 and help us more seamlessly integrate #NewsLiteracy into school districts nationwide.

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📢 We're #hiring! Join NLP as Senior Manager of District Success.

ℹ️ This person will play a pivotal role in ensuring K-12 public school districts can effectively access & use our digital resources - with a strong focus on our new partnership with Clever.

🔗 Learn more: go.newslit.org/DistrictSucc...
Position: Senior Manager of District Success - The News Literacy Project
The News Literacy Project is seeking a Senior Manager of District Success who can play a pivotal role in ensuring K-12 public school districts can effectively access and use our digital resources.
go.newslit.org
December 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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🚨 When you receive a breaking news alert, it's easy to react immediately without getting the full picture. That can add to the spread of unverified info.

Start by clicking on the rest of the story, not just the headline. Here are 6️⃣ more tips.

🔗 Download: bit.ly/BreakingNews...

#NewsLiteracy
December 5, 2024 at 6:51 PM
📢 We're #hiring! Join NLP as Senior Manager of District Success.

ℹ️ This person will play a pivotal role in ensuring K-12 public school districts can effectively access & use our digital resources - with a strong focus on our new partnership with Clever.

🔗 Learn more: go.newslit.org/DistrictSucc...
Position: Senior Manager of District Success - The News Literacy Project
The News Literacy Project is seeking a Senior Manager of District Success who can play a pivotal role in ensuring K-12 public school districts can effectively access and use our digital resources.
go.newslit.org
December 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Can you spot the fake? This week's #2TruthsAndAI focuses on Christmas inflatable scenes. Watch the video & let us know how you did.

🎞 youtube.com/shorts/iUnJk...
Two Truths & AI: Christmas inflatables #2TruthsandAI
YouTube video by News Literacy Project
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December 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
📢 #Educators: Are you subscribed to The Sift? If not, sign up by Jan. 12 to make the newsletter a part of your new year!

As a teaser, the last issue of 2025 has it all:
- Top stories + discussion Q's
- Daily Do Now slides to teach with
- A RumorGuard rundown of viral falsehoods
➕ much more!
The Sift: TikTok algorithm | Journalism predictions - The News Literacy Project
How TikTok’s algorithm shapes what you see, Reporters Without Borders’ year end report on global press freedoms, journalism predictions and an AI-generated raccoon.
go.newslit.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Excited to teach a new online course this January on how to spot bias, verify information, and read science without getting misled!
Weekly video lessons, live Q&As, and hands-on exercises — all included with a paid Substack subscription ($50/year).
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Three Pillars of Literacy: A New Course Featuring a Hands-On Framework for Navigating Misinformation
Starting this January, I’m launching a new online course on how we can strengthen our psychological, media, and scientific literacy—and share those skills with others.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Our recent video about Nano Banana Pro & SynthID (see below) got A LOT of attention.

We're back to adddress Q's about:
- SynthID false positives
- The impact of rotated or cropped images
- And why you do not need to use AI tools to detect AI images

🎞 NEW video: youtube.com/shorts/5C3qQ...
December 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Our recent video about Nano Banana Pro & SynthID (see below) got A LOT of attention.

We're back to adddress Q's about:
- SynthID false positives
- The impact of rotated or cropped images
- And why you do not need to use AI tools to detect AI images

🎞 NEW video: youtube.com/shorts/5C3qQ...
December 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
❌ NO: The popular online gaming site #Roblox is not shutting down on Jan. 1. This doctored image that went viral was posted by a parody account.

⚠️ A false claim paired with a realistic image is a convincing way to spread misinfo.

🔗 News literacy tips on RumorGuard: go.newslit.org/RobloxParody
December 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
1/ "The coming year won’t just test the resilience of traditional journalism. It will test whether society can maintain a shared sense of reality in an information ecosystem optimized for speed, personalization & engagement."

One of many good pieces from @niemanlab.org's 2026 predictions series.
AI supercharges the challenges of discerning truth from fiction
"For many younger audiences, the 'news anchor' is now a TikTok personality, a YouTube commentator, or a podcaster with a loyal following."
www.niemanlab.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"This demonstrates the need to encourage people to use available tools to understand how to analyse & verify content they are presented with."

#NewsLiteracy
#MediaLiteracy
December 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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📢 Don't miss the final edition of The Sift for 2025!

In this week's newsletter:
✨ The TikTok algorithm 101 + discussion Q's for students
@niemanlab.org predictions, including that 2026's biggest challenge will be discerning fact from fiction
+ Daily Do Now slides & more!

#EdTech
#EduSky
The Sift: TikTok algorithm | Journalism predictions - The News Literacy Project
How TikTok’s algorithm shapes what you see, Reporters Without Borders’ year end report on global press freedoms, journalism predictions and an AI-generated raccoon.
go.newslit.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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I'm glad folks out there are carrying this work; it's bottomless. uhg.
🍌 Google's Nano Banana Pro is here, making spotting AI images even harder. We're at a point where anything you see online could be AI, which makes fact-checking your feed more essential than ever.

🎞 Our video: youtube.com/shorts/3M-BH...

#NewsLiteracy
#AILiteracy
Spotting AI images just got harder with Nano Banana Pro #AILiteracy
YouTube video by News Literacy Project
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December 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM