Press release: Cronkite’s News Co/Lab using Facebook grant to boost media literacy ahead of 2020 elections
The new project will include educational videos with Arizona PBS, community events and a Massive Online Open Course.
Why digital literacies are an important part of every class
Digital literacies, including media literacy, are essential skills across all disciplines in the 21st century. It’s time to make them part of every class curriculum.
How the news media can reel in younger audiences
Since young people find authenticity, fairness, diversity and inclusiveness “critically important,” incorporating these values into news coverage can help draw in this demographic.
Transparency in the journalism classroom: A how to
In one introductory reporting class, college students are learning the importance of showing their work.
Corrections: What can we agree on?
What do journalistic corrections — and policies on how they should work — have in common across the news craft? Not much, apart from a consensus that forthright, prompt corrections of errors are a hallmark of integrity.
Journalism corrections in theory and practice: It’s complicated
There hasn’t been much research specifically on journalistic corrections in the digital age, but we do know this: Corrections are complicated and — in key ways — difficult.
An update on our journalistic corrections initiative
What happens when you get people from major news organizations, tech platform companies and academia together to talk about journalistic corrections and how to make them more effective in a digital media environment?
Welcoming Ted Han to the News Co/Lab corrections initiative
The former DocumentCloud technical director is developing a browser-based application journalists can use to better share corrections.
Young Australians prefer to get their news from family, study finds
While one-third of young Australians feel confident about spotting fake news online, most rarely or never try to find out if online news stories are true or not.
People who share news on social media are more susceptible to misinformation
People with higher levels of news literacy are less likely to use social media for their news, preferring more trusted sources instead. People who do get their news from social media are much less skeptical of online news, which makes them vulnerable to misinformation.
How the news media can reel in younger audiences
Since young people find authenticity, fairness, diversity and inclusiveness “critically important,” incorporating these values into news coverage can help draw in this demographic. How Young People Consume News and The Implications For Mainstream Media Reuters...
Young Australians prefer to get their news from family, study finds
While one-third of young Australians feel confident about spotting fake news online, most rarely or never try to find out if online news stories are true or not. Advancing children’s news media literacy: learning from the practices and experiences of young...
People who share news on social media are more susceptible to misinformation
People with higher levels of news literacy are less likely to use social media for their news, preferring more trusted sources instead. People who do get their news from social media are much less skeptical of online news, which makes them vulnerable to...
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