Mission:Information–Tackling Misinformation with News Literacy Curriculum by Sarah Morris
MisinfoCon’s detailed blog post by Sarah Morris talks about creating Mission:Information, a foundational news and web literacy curriculum for teens with three interactive, foundational lessons. The goal is to address misinformation by educating youth on how to be informed participants in online news spaces. If you are a youth educator, this curriculum is perfect to implement into your teachings!
Sayo Akao is a recent graduate from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication. As digital communication specialist in the News Co/Lab, Akao is assisting the team to create positive change in news literacy through a variety of different approaches.