By developing media literacy skills, we can better differentiate between credible sources, understand bias and make informed decisions, not just online but also throughout our day-to-day lives.

The last time the News Literacy Project surveyed its students, it found that those who had taken Checkology classes made marked improvements in skills such as identifying online postings that did ...

The media can be misleading, and differentiating between objective reality and partisan misinformation is a difficult task. An increased reliance on the internet and social media has led politicians ...

A recent study by the News Literacy Project shows that learning media literacy can change this: Teens who said they were taught these skills were also more likely to seek out news. That’s important.

Fifteen states now encourage some form of media literacy education, compared with three in 2011, according to Media Literacy Now. Illinois last year became the first state to mandate such ...

The curriculum, launching on Oct. 21 to mark the start of Media Literacy Week, expands YouTube’s Hit Pause program, which uses short videos to teach essential media literacy skills.

News and media literacy studies are embedded into grades 6-12 ELA and social studies curricula. Via lessons and research projects, along with a college-level course, “College Civics and News Literacy, ...

Critical thinking is one media literacy skill that everyone should know, Areeff said. It’s essential for navigating today’s digital world, empowering individuals to pause, question and ...

Only 8% of teens correctly categorized the information in all three examples. ... more conspiracy theories on social media—perhaps precisely because they have sharper media literacy skills.

Michelle applauds the efforts by Colorado to adopt media literacy education standards and hopes to see more educators like Mr. Blakesley giving teaching skills to students across America.

Because of developments in artificial intelligence and the rapidly changing media landscape, BYU communications professor Pamela Brubaker says media literacy skills are becoming increasingly ...

Receive a framework to guide students as they build media literacy skills through a critical examination of the role of Nazi propaganda during the Holocaust. 3. Identify opportunities to connect the ...