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TOON: What is going on in Syria and why? This comic will get you there in 5 minutes.

Excellent collaboration between Symbolia (where comic books and journalism meet) & Years of Living Dangerously (Showtime) shared @ Unwo…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Sep 7, 2015

Twitter and the News: How people use the social network to learn about the world

How does Twitter change the way people get news? What kinds of thought leaders, journalists and organizations do people follow on the netwo…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Sep 3, 2015

ESSAY/RESOURCES: How Do You Know Which News Sources To Trust?

The news editor for SLATE does a good job of explaining what "news literacy" is and how it's designed to create more critical news consumer…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Aug 31, 2015

News Bias Explored: The Art of Reading/Deconstructing the News

Newspapers are supposed to present unbiased information, but the truth is, news articles are often subtly biased. This site  explores vario…

Started by Frank W. Baker

1 Aug 11, 2015
Reply by Patricia Emerson

Model news literacy lessons for social studies, English, science and math available for secondary-school teachers

The American Society of News Editors and the Journalism Education Association in partnership with the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institu…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Aug 5, 2015

EXHIBIT: Manipulated News Photos

The PBS Newshour recently aired a segment on "Altered Images," a new exhibit which examines the use of Photoshop as it applies to news imag…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Jul 27, 2015

ARTICLE: The End of Weird News / Is All News Weird News?

I really enjoyed this feature from the Pacific Standard built around the thesis that all news is weird news now. The article also gives a g…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Jul 26, 2015

STUDY: Millennials & The News

Adults 18-34, so-called millennials, are eschewing traditional news media such as print newspapers and television to consume news and infor…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Mar 16, 2015

Using The Newspaper To Teach Civics/Current Events

One Wisconsin social studies middle-school teacher uses newspapers to teach middle school students civics lessons and current events. Danie…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Mar 5, 2015

STUDY: When fake news goes viral, blame the media

According to a new study "Lies, Damn Lies and Viral Content", many news organizations fail to do enough to separate fact from fiction, and…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Feb 14, 2015

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