Teaching News Literacy:An Introduction for Educators

Peter AdamsSVP for Educational Programs

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What would you do?

What would you do?

What would your students do?

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The popcorn cell phone video was a hoax produced by Cardo Systems, a maker of bluetooth headsets. Cardo has since pulled the video from YouTube.

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2008/06/bluetooth-compa/

http://www.snopes.com/science/cookegg.asp

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.m/webscout/2008/06/cell-phone-popc.html

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/11/ad-watchdog-sla.html

Fake iOS7 Updates

Fake iOS7 Updates

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Fake iOS7 Updates

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News Literacy

News Literacy

Information → Decisions

News Literacy

Information → Decisions → Actions

84% of respondents say they are bombarded with information “and would benefit from

learning more about how to gauge what news is trustworthy.” -Cathy J. Cohen, Joseph Kahne,

2012

News Literacy

The critical thinking skills to be able to consume and create credible information across all media and all platforms as students, consumers and citizens.

News Literacy Seeks To

• Demonstrate the value of journalistic standards as a “credibility yardstick”

News Literacy Seeks To

• Demonstrate the value of journalistic standards as a “credibility yardstick”

• Foster skepticism and challenge cynicism

News Literacy Seeks To

• Demonstrate the value of journalistic standards as a “credibility yardstick”

• Foster skepticism and challenge cynicism

• Help youth make informed choices

News Literacy Seeks To

• Demonstrate the value of journalistic standards as a “credibility yardstick”

• Foster skepticism and challenge cynicism

• Help youth make informed choices

• Highlight the role that a robust national conversation has in a healthy democracy

News Literacy Seeks To

• Demonstrate the value of journalistic standards as a “credibility yardstick”

• Foster skepticism and challenge cynicism

• Help youth make informed choices

• Highlight the role that a robust national conversation has in a healthy democracy

• Give young people the skills (and confidence) to be civically engaged

News Literacy Seeks To