How to integrate news literacy into school curriculum
October 8, 2014
Why News Matters caught up with Paul Baumann of the National Center for Learning and Civic Engagement at last month’s Because News Matters news literacy conference. In this video, Baumann discusses the importance of working through existing instructional and Common Core standards to integrate news literacy education in school curriculum.
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Tuesday, Oct. 7 is National News Engagement Day!
October 3, 2014
Spearheaded by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, people are encouraged to engage in the news by reading, watching, liking, texting, posting, emailing, listening to or commenting on the news on National News Engagement Day (Oct. 7). According to NewsEngagement.org: National News Engagement Day will not only contribute to an informed [...]
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Day One Recap: Because News Matters News Literacy Summit
September 16, 2014
Storify by Why News Matters Mon, Sep 15 2014 12:56:53 Edit Because News Matters: A News Literacy Summit, Sept. 14-15, 2014, Chicago, IL #nlsummit Funded by the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, Coordinated by The Poynter Institute Day One of the News Literacy Summit kicks off with sessions on how news literacy is making a [...]
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Day Two Recap: Because News Matters: News Literacy Summit
September 16, 2014
Storify by Mon, Sep 15 2014 22:12:34 The second day of the Because News Matters News Literacy Summit covers the final issue area (Technology, Disruption and the Future of News Literacy) and features small group discussions around the challenges, problems and recommendations for scaling news literacy. Lots of interesting discussion about the need / challenges [...]
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Take the news literacy pledge!
September 14, 2014
You can make a difference in helping your friends, family and community become smarter consumers and creators of news and information. Who You! If you use social media, read news on your phone, watch TV, and/or read the paper, then you’ll want to join students, journalists, community members, educators from around the nation who are [...]
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