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Defining & Teaching News Literacy

As the production of journalism changes dramatically, educators need to think carefully about how best to prepare young people as media con…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Jan 15, 2014

STUDY: Half of Civics Teachers Devote Little Time to News Literacy

From Education Week:  A new report finds that just half of high school civics and American government teachers devote one or more units to …

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Jan 14, 2014

COLLECTION: A 'People's History' of 2013 (Howard Zinn Inspired)

This year has been full of examples of people making history. Although newspapers and textbooks often focus on political and military lead…

Started by Ryan Goble

2 Dec 24, 2013
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DOCUMENTARY: 2013 Moments in Time

The story of 2013 told through the high-impact images of the year, exploring how photography has changed in the age of smartphones, social…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Dec 24, 2013

News Know-How: Targets Info/Media Literacy of Teens

  American Libraries Magazine profiles the News Know-How program, whose aim is to teach both librarians and the public how to read the news…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Dec 23, 2013

RESOURCE: Universal Copy+Paste for TV News

Ready to have your mind blown? Here’s how you can “copy” from the entire medium of television news and “paste” into your blog, Tumblr, Twit…

Started by Frank W. Baker

1 Nov 16, 2013
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Mediactive Lesson Plan via WordPress plugin -- need beta testers

Posting for Dan GIlmor:  Some former students (including one who's a high school teacher) and I have done a lesson plan based on my Mediact…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Nov 3, 2013

FUSION: News Network Launches for Latino Millenials

A joint venture between Walt Disney Co's ABC and Spanish-language media company Univision Communications Inc, Fusion blends hard news, sati…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Nov 3, 2013

CBSNews.com To Recreate JFK Assassination in Real Time

Nobody much  watches video online for yesterday’s news, but later in November, that ought to change.    On the week of the event, CBSNews.c…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Nov 1, 2013

Awesome new (free) digital book on journalism’s future

“Searchlights and Sunglasses” is a digital expedition that draws on everything from Ancient Greece to science fiction writers to place the…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Oct 20, 2013

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