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Why is the Black press significant, both historically & today? How have long-running outlets like The Savannah Tribune built trust with Black residents? In today's edition of The Sift: - Celebrating the legacy of Black media - An editorial controversy in Mississippi + more bit.ly/Sift24Feb2025

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This #BlackHistoryMonth, we're adding to a @flipboard.com collection that we created in 2021 highlighting prominent, change-making Black journalists & news outlets throughout U.S. history. Check it out: bit.ly/BHMFlipboard

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"...researchers have found that false news stories, which are often novel and elicit strong feelings, are 70 percent more likely to be shared and reach people six times faster than the truth."

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📰 Teach students to spot misinformation & analyze sources with Checkology from the @newslit.org! 💡📱 This free, interactive platform builds critical thinking skills for navigating today's media landscape. Start exploring 👉 get.checkology.org #NewsLiteracy #MediaLiteracy #ThinkCritically

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“I feel like I should look up if it’s true or not before I start spreading it.” Teen Vogue spoke with a dozen educators who say that the question of how to know whether something online can be trusted has made its way into their classrooms in recent years. Read more ⤵️

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The White House barred @apnews.com from press conferences after it refused to adopt President Trump’s order renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. This raises big questions about press freedom; let’s look at the facts. 🎞Video: www.tiktok.com/@newslitproject/video/7474002483300404511

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❌ No, 20 million dead people aren’t getting Social Security checks. ⚠️ This claim is based on misinterpreted data. Charts & images can be shared out of context, always look for logical explanations and more reporting. 🔗 Read more on #RumorGuard: bit.ly/SocialSecuri...

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“If I see anything online that looks kind of fake at all, I would definitely search for more resources. It's just my nature at this point.” 📰@teenvogue.com features students & educators discussing the importance of #NewsLiteracy in the classroom!

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This #BlackHistoryMonth, explore our Checkology® lesson "Harm & Distrust." ℹ️ It explores the history of racial bias in mainstream news and shines a spotlight on how Black-led newspapers like The Chicago Defender exposed the injustices of Jim Crow segregation. #NewsLiteracy #Journalism #Checkology

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I truly LOVE spreading the word about @newslit.org's free lessons and resources. Tuesday, I worked with educators in Alaska as part of a for credit course around news literacy, and tonight, I get to work with educators in California and Hawaii!

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“As AI continues to improve, it's going to get more difficult for people to decipher what is true and what is false," says NLP’s Alexa Volland. 🔎With #AI impersonations and investment scams on the rise, verifying information is more crucial than ever.

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❌NO: Elizabeth Warren didn’t say government spending should be secret. Disinformation is frequently created to support political talking points. Recently, several false claims about government spending have spread on social media. 🔗Read more: bit.ly/WarrenGovtSp...

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📲 As false claims of immigration raids spread online and spark fear, NLP's @peteradams.bsky.social speaks to @michiganpublic.bsky.social about the importance of distinguishing fact from rumor, and how to fact-check posts, videos and images yourself. #NewsLiteracy

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My favorite valentine this year thanks to @newslit.org

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If you missed last week's webinar on news media bias with @peteradams.bsky.social, this recap provides a link to the recording + takeaways including: - Be wary of media bias charts & ratings - How bias can hurt the press' watchdog role - How bias can turn conspiratorial newslit.org/updates/key-...

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"Given the speed and reach of such falsehoods, and their potential to polarize society, the World Economic Forum named misinformation and disinformation as the No. 1 global risk in its annual report last month. "

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1/ “Young people need to know how to find credible information so they can make informed decisions about their lives & participate meaningfully in our civic life." - NLP CEO @crsalter.bsky.social #NewsLiteracy #EduSky www.govtech.com/education/k-...

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"Gen Z Can't Separate Fact From AI Fiction: The internet is a Wild West of AI fakes. Even Zoomers like me need education." by Amy Wong, U.S. News and World Report www.usnews.com/opinion/arti... #NewsLiteracy #MediaLiteracy #AILiteracy

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Honestly one of my favorite questions to ask students when I teach Intro to Media Studies classes.

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Can you name the 5 protections under the #FirstAmendment? 💡 Take our short quiz, which also asks questions about when the freedoms do or don't apply: bit.ly/1AQuiz

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🚨 Today's our last #Checkology 30-minute webinar. Learn how to use our award-winning e-learning platform that has 20 interactive lessons for students in grades 5-12 + much more! Join us at 7:30pm ET: bit.ly/Feb13Checkol... #EdTech #EduSky

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❌ NO: This is not a genuine video of an actual sinkhole in Paris. ✔️ It's AI-generated. 💡 With how realistic AI has become, remember to review the source + check for corroborating news reports before sharing. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/SinkholeAI #RumorGuard #ArtificialIntelligence

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La juge de la Cour suprême Sonia Sotomayor et l'éducation à l'info: "We will lose our democracy, if people are unable to determine the credibility of the news and information they are consuming. "News literacy is the obligation of all of us to become more knowledgeable to get accurate information"

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💘 Valentine's Day is a day away, but we couldn't wait to express how we feel about our news-literate family! #ValentinesDay #NewsLiteracy

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Can you name the 5 protections under the #FirstAmendment? 💡 Take our short quiz, which also asks questions about when the freedoms do or don't apply: bit.ly/1AQuiz

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I sure don’t mind being quoted in the same article as a Supreme Court justice! But this is truly important, and I couldn’t agree more with her.

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How to spot FAKE social media posts, from @newslit.org www.rumorguard.org/post/no-trum...

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1/ "We agree with Justice Sotomayor that the lack of #NewsLiteracy skills today poses a danger to all of us. But we also see a solution," says NLP CEO @crsalter.bsky.social in this @newsweek.com story on comments the Supreme Court justice made www.newsweek.com/sotomayor-is...

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Great resource here #edusky 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

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Join us at 4pm PT! Register for FREE: bit.ly/KQEDFeb11 #NewsLiteracy #EdTech @mindshift-kqed.bsky.social

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If you haven’t used News Literacy Project resources yet, you need to. I did some interactive Checkology lessons with my 5th graders and they LOVED them. #EduSky #TLSky

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❌ NO: President Donald Trump did not blame DEI efforts for the Kansas City Chiefs’ loss in #SuperBowlLIX. He also did not claim the Philadelphia Eagles were getting money from USAID. ✔️ This is a piece of impostor content. #RumorGuard post: bit.ly/KansasCityTr...

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📢 Educators: This is the week for learning how to use our #Checkology digital learning platform! We're offering 4️⃣ FREE 30-minute sessions. Register for the one that works for you: bit.ly/JanuaryCheck... Feb. 11, 3:30pm ET Feb. 12, 5:30pm ET Feb. 12, 8:30pm ET Feb. 13, 7:30pm ET #EduSky #TlSky

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🐦‍⬛ Can you tell real bird photos from AI fakes? Take our 6-question quiz & challenge a friend! Get started: bit.ly/BirdQuizNLP

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"Advocates warned that Barrera’s story is a cautionary tale & urged people to think before they share on social media, especially at a time when anxiety is high in various communities..." #NewsLiteracy

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How well does Gen Z understand what a sports journalist does? That's one of the topics of this week's edition of The Sift newsletter, which comes with: - discussion questions for the classroom - ideas for further learning ➕ slidedeck walkthroughs & resources Read & subscribe: bit.ly/Sift10Feb2025

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In case you are unaware of it, the truth still matters and this is a cool project that shouldn't only be focused on teens. #NewsLiteracy #TruthMatters youtu.be/rot7HZ8842E?...

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Miss out on National #NewsLiteracyWeek? There are plenty of ways to still engage. Check out: - Our @flipboard.com collection with @ewscrippsco.bsky.social & @usatoday.com stories + more: bit.ly/NNLW25Flipbo... - Takeaways from our discussion with Jeanne Marie Laskas: bit.ly/Feb6NLPTakea...

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🏈 Gonna watch the #SuperBowl? Nearly half of teens in our 2024 survey thought the Big Game was rigged. 🤔 Let's chat about confirmation bias & motivated reasoning + sports fandom. 🎞 Video: www.tiktok.com/@newslitproj... #NewsLiteracyWeek

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❌ NO: There is no evidence that the #SuperBowl is rigged. But in our 2024 survey of 1,100 teens, nearly half of them thought it was. How does a mix of confirmation bias & motivated reasoning + sports fandom lead to such conclusions? Game day read: bit.ly/SBConspirato...

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The @newslit.org helps educators and students develop critical thinking skills to identify credible news and misinformation. Their resources, including lesson plans and fact-checking tools, empower people to navigate today’s complex media landscape with confidence.

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The News Literacy Project @newslit.org has many resources on their website for those who want to support media & news literacy. newslit.org/news-literac...

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