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The News Literacy Project (NLP) is an American nonpartisan national education nonprofit, based in Washington, D.C., that provides resources for educators, students, and the general public to help them learn to identify credible information, recognize misinformation and disinformation, and determine what they can trust, share, and act on.
Alan C. Miller (born March 5, 1954 [1]) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and the founder of the News Literacy Project, [2] a national education nonprofit that works with educators and journalists to offer resources and tools that help middle school and high school students learn to separate fact from fiction.
Mike Webb VP of News Literacy Project, says students are susceptible to both mis and disinformation like adults, particularly when it comes to social media and things like COVID-19.
Media Literacy Now (MLN) is a nonprofit company that "teaches students to apply critical thinking to media messages, and to use media to create their own messages." [ 1 ] They advocate for this through "public awareness campaigns, policymaker education, coalition-building, and influencing regulations and legislation."
As National News Literacy Week begins, ABC 10News speaks with the News Literacy Project about the tools they have to help people ensure the news they read, watch, and scroll is credible.
News literacy means understanding and making sure the news consumers read, watch and hear is actually keeping them informed. Eric Jourgensen, an English and journalism teacher at Palm Beach ...
Founded in 2008, the News Literacy Project initially offered curricular materials and other resources for educators who taught U.S. students in grades 6–12 (middle school and high school), focusing primarily on helping students learn to sort fact from fiction in the digital age. (In 2020 NLP expanded its work to include audiences of all ages ...
The E.W. Scripps Co. is partnering with the News Literacy Project to ensure the public has the skills to be informed and participate in a democracy.