New 2014 programs, news literacy research and sourcing guides now available!
February 20, 2014
Each month, we’ll round up the top news literacy highlights—including news, events, programs and resources—for your consideration. Check out what’s happening in February: A welcome to new Why News Matters grantees Last Monday, Why News Matters had its first official kick-off meeting for new 2014 Why News Matters grantees. The new cohort includes American Society [...]
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News literacy for social change
February 11, 2014
City Colleges of Chicago host conference on integrating news literacy into coursework to foster civic engagement in Chicago adults and youth. The way we consume news changes quickly. To keep their teaching strategies fresh, educators from throughout Chicago attended Educating for Social Change: Become Informed and Engaged at Truman College on January 31, 2014. The [...]
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Learn to teach news literacy to Latino students
February 1, 2014
The Latino-Oriented News Literacy (LONLit) project aims to develop and enhance critical thinking skills to judge the reliability and credibility of news reports and news sources in media directed at Latino audiences in the United States. During 2014, the pilot phase of this initiative will prepare the curriculum, audio-visual archive resources, and training workshops for [...]
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Last call: News literacy mini-grant deadline Feb. 1
January 30, 2014
The Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation are accepting applications for mini-grants in the amount of $5,000 for teachers to introduce curriculum that builds critical literacy skills at the college level with regard to news and information. Apply for a news literacy mini-grant now.
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5 successful news literacy programs you should know
August 4, 2013
Looking for new ways to teach news literacy? Check out these programs by Chi-an Chang Looking for ways to engage your students and make them excited about news literacy? Or just curious what kind of literacy education is out there? Here are five programs that have been successful in educating students on the importance of [...]
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