News Literacy: What Works And What Doesn’t by Renee Hobbs
In a presentation at the 2010 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference, Renee Hobbs offers seven principles meant to “guide the pedagogy of news literacy and offer a critique of other models now emerging in the field.” The unique perspective is a result in part of a university-school partnership program between college students and elementary school children. Education about news literacy can and should start at a young age; Hobbs’ work continues to be cited as a foundation for news and media literacy curricula at all age levels. 
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.