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Hype woman @NewsLitProject. Education/local news enthusiast. Priors: @MiamiHerald and @ChalkbeatNY. Opinions mine.

 New York, USA
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Joined December 2008
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👀 Today's news literacy standard: Expressing & exercising civic responsibility by seeking, sharing & producing credible info as effective participants in a democracy. 🔗 Resources & tips: newsliteracyweek.org/ Download the poster: bit.ly/SpeakUpNLP #NewsLiteracyWeek
Text-heavy graphic: How to speak up without starting a showdown. Six best practices for talking to friends and family about sharing falsehoods online. Below there are 6 tips. Here are the titles: 1. Be civil 2. Take your time 3. Find common ground 4. Lay out the facts 5. Public or private? 6. Be patient (and persistent)

ALT Text-heavy graphic: How to speak up without starting a showdown. Six best practices for talking to friends and family about sharing falsehoods online. Below there are 6 tips. Here are the titles: 1. Be civil 2. Take your time 3. Find common ground 4. Lay out the facts 5. Public or private? 6. Be patient (and persistent)

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📰 Join us in 2 weeks! During National #NewsLiteracyWeek & in the leadup to the Super Bowl, we're hosting a webinar with investigative journalist @jmlaskas. Laskas will discuss her reporting that led to broad awareness about brain injuries related to 🏈: bit.ly/6Feb2025nlp
A text-heavy graphic of a black football helmet with a brain superimposed on it. Header: HARD HITS, HIDDEN TRUTHS: How investigative journalism tackled the NFL's concussion problem THURSDAY, FEB. 6 1 P.M. ET/10 A.M. PT Newsroom to Classroom Free webinar for students and educators

ALT A text-heavy graphic of a black football helmet with a brain superimposed on it. Header: HARD HITS, HIDDEN TRUTHS: How investigative journalism tackled the NFL's concussion problem THURSDAY, FEB. 6 1 P.M. ET/10 A.M. PT Newsroom to Classroom Free webinar for students and educators

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🏈 In 2009, it was not public knowledge that playing football can lead to brain injuries until a groundbreaking piece of watchdog journalism. On Feb. 6, join us for a conversation with the reporter, @jmlaskas, who broke the story. 🔗 bit.ly/HardHitsFeb6 #NewsLiteracyWeek
A text-heavy graphic of a black football helmet with a brain superimposed on it. Header: HARD HITS, HIDDEN TRUTHS: How investigative journalism tackled the NFL's concussion problem THURSDAY, FEB. 6 1 P.M. ET/10 A.M. PT Newsroom to Classroom Free webinar for students and educators

ALT A text-heavy graphic of a black football helmet with a brain superimposed on it. Header: HARD HITS, HIDDEN TRUTHS: How investigative journalism tackled the NFL's concussion problem THURSDAY, FEB. 6 1 P.M. ET/10 A.M. PT Newsroom to Classroom Free webinar for students and educators

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❌ NO: The $770 payment CA wildfire victims are getting from FEMA for urgent needs is not the only help the government is providing to combat the wildfires & aid in recovery. 🔗 Misinfo about federal aid after such disasters follows recognizable patterns: bit.ly/FEMAfires
An X post reads, “You can’t make this up but yes, let’s send $65 billion dollars to Ukraine and only $770 to our American people” and contains a second X post that reads, “BREAKING: Biden Just announced $770 one-time payments to the victims of the California fires” that features a video of President Joe Biden. The News Literacy Project has added a label that says “MISSING CONTEXT.”

ALT An X post reads, “You can’t make this up but yes, let’s send $65 billion dollars to Ukraine and only $770 to our American people” and contains a second X post that reads, “BREAKING: Biden Just announced $770 one-time payments to the victims of the California fires” that features a video of President Joe Biden. The News Literacy Project has added a label that says “MISSING CONTEXT.”

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Why did #Meta start working with fact-checkers & what was their approach? 🎞 Here's what you can do to steer clear of misinformation regardless of whether fact-checkers are around to help. #NewsLiteracy
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Sophie, one of Cynthia Sandler's students in North Salem, NY, has learned to question what she sees online & share her knowledge with others. 🚩 “It’s definitely fake. I would go & check that," she responded to a falsehood her older brothers shared. newslit.org/updates/watch-se…

Watch seventh graders share news literacy skills at a holiday dinner table - The News Literacy...

CBS Mornings visited a New York classroom to see how 7th graders use news literacy skills to keep holiday conversations civil and fact-based.

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🚨 When something occurs that drives speculation & authoritative sources don’t provide immediate answers, bad actors exploit the gap in credible info with falsehoods. That's what has happened with the #drone story in NJ & nearby states. #RumorGuard post: bit.ly/DroneFalsehoods
A collection of social media posts contains statements related to a series of supposed drone sightings in New Jersey in November and December 2024, including, “ESCALATION: Eyewitnesses say that the drones over NJ appear to be shooting at something,” “Good Image Of Drone Over NJ,” and “Breaking: Pentagon launches ‘Operation Necromancer’ to intercept drone fleets.” These posts also include images supposedly showing the aforementioned drones. The News Literacy Project has added labels that say, “FALSE CONTEXT,” “SHEER ASSERTION” and “CGI VIDEO.”

ALT A collection of social media posts contains statements related to a series of supposed drone sightings in New Jersey in November and December 2024, including, “ESCALATION: Eyewitnesses say that the drones over NJ appear to be shooting at something,” “Good Image Of Drone Over NJ,” and “Breaking: Pentagon launches ‘Operation Necromancer’ to intercept drone fleets.” These posts also include images supposedly showing the aforementioned drones. The News Literacy Project has added labels that say, “FALSE CONTEXT,” “SHEER ASSERTION” and “CGI VIDEO.”

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📅 National News Literacy Week is Feb. 3-7! ℹ️ The week highlights the importance of helping students more skillfully navigate today’s info landscape. 🔨 We’re offering a free activity planner with suggested virtual lessons & infographics. 📌 Bookmark: newslit.org/news-literacy-we…

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.

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"I think it's the most important thing that students should be learning right now." - North Salem, NY, educator Cynthia Sandler: bit.ly/CBSNorthSalem TODAY, bring #MediaLiteracy to more classrooms like Sandler's. New donor gifts tripled! 👉🏾 Donate: newslit.org/donate/

A seventh grade media literacy class demonstrates how to handle tough conversations this Thanksgi...

A seventh grade media literacy class in New York is learning how to have difficult but empathetic questions as they combat misinformation.

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This Giving Tuesday, please consider a gift to the @NewsLitProject which is providing education to young people about how to navigate this challenging media landscape. Your gifts will be MATCHED if you give today. newslit.org/donate/
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The News Literacy Project found 80% of teens have seen conspiracy theories online — and 80% of those teens say they believe at least one theory. At a New York school, students are learning how to spot fact from fiction.
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"It is about asking questions. It is about critical thinking. It is about teaching students & people how to think & not what to think." - Educator Cynthia Sandler on #NewsLiteracy Check out this @CBSMornings story from Sandler's classroom ⤵️ cbsnews.com/news/media-liter…

A seventh grade media literacy class demonstrates how to handle tough conversations this Thanksgi...

A seventh grade media literacy class in New York is learning how to have difficult but empathetic questions as they combat misinformation.

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🚨 According to our 2024 teen survey, 94% of teens want media literacy instruction. During the last school year, only 39% had any. ❤️ Help us bridge that gap TODAY: newslit.org/donate ➕ All donations will be doubled & new donor gifts tripled thanks to a generous match!
Graphic with News Literacy Project and Giving Tuesday logos. Text top left of screen: 94% of teens want media literacy instruction only 39% had any in 2023-24 Help create the future YOU WANT TO SEE. DONATE TODAY

ALT Graphic with News Literacy Project and Giving Tuesday logos. Text top left of screen: 94% of teens want media literacy instruction only 39% had any in 2023-24 Help create the future YOU WANT TO SEE. DONATE TODAY

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#GivingTuesday: Will you donate to @NewsLitProject? Proud to work for this nonpartisan education nonprofit. Its mission is to ensure all students are skilled in news literacy & can evaluate the credibility of news & other information before HS graduation. newslit.org/donate
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It doesn't matter what you teach; #NewsLiteracy is important. Just ask environmental engineering educator Kelly Melendez Loaiza: “Every little piece they learn about media literacy is another piece of the puzzle in understanding the world,” she says. bit.ly/LincolnRhodeIsland

Empowering future engineers: An educator’s innovative approach to news literacy - The News Literacy...

Educator Kelly Melendez Loaiza said learning news literacy impacts how students think about science and improves overall critical thinking.

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We teamed up with @Seana_Davis of @LogicallyFacts on this recap of 6️⃣ viral falsehoods about the presidential election that focuses on these specific types of #misinformation: - fabricated content - manipulated content - tricks of context Check it out: bit.ly/Election24Falsehoods
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2/ 🤔 As we wrap up the dashboard, here are some news literacy lessons it provided: - Lies spread faster than truth - AI still looms as a threat - Even fake popularity matters - Fitness for office falsehoods grew Our last Track the Trends post: bit.ly/TrackTrendsNov21

News literacy takeaways from the Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024 - The News Literacy Project

Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024 collected nearly 1,000 examples, and with the election over we sure news literacy takeaways.

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1/ 📈 Over the past few months, our Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024 has tracked & categorized nearly 950 falsehoods related to the presidential election. 💡 All of the #misinformation can be debunked, using basic news literacy skills & habits. bit.ly/TrackTrendsNov21

News literacy takeaways from the Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024 - The News Literacy Project

Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024 collected nearly 1,000 examples, and with the election over we sure news literacy takeaways.

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🧵 News literacy in action: This thread shows 4 major wins from the 2023-2024 school year made possible by our donor community + 2 short student video clips illustrating our impact 👇🏾 #NewsLiteracy
Graphic shows students in classroom. Header text: Teens want media literacy instruction included in their education. Here are four ways the News Literacy Project built a more news-literate future in the 2023-24 school year.

ALT Graphic shows students in classroom. Header text: Teens want media literacy instruction included in their education. Here are four ways the News Literacy Project built a more news-literate future in the 2023-24 school year.

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