by Chase Budnieski | Feb 14, 2020 | Blog
Blog Claire Wardle stood in front of a lecture hall filled with local journalists, smiling while they struggled to write a headline without amplifying the misinformation they were trying to correct. She wasn’t the only one smirking. A student journalist myself, I...
by Kristy Roschke | Feb 10, 2020 | Blog
Kristy Roschke I recently joined the board of the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), whose mission is to make media literacy highly valued and widely practiced as an essential life skill. I’m honored to be part of an organization that has been...
by Celeste Sepessy | Jan 27, 2020 | Blog
Blog Media literacy isn’t simply about consuming or even engaging with media. It also involves creating media to constructively participate in our democracy. News Co/Lab Co-founder Dan Gillmor will outline a holistic, dynamic approach to media literacy at the National...
by Dan Gillmor | Jan 27, 2020 | Blog, Corrections
Day: January 27, 2020 (Note: This is adapted from a “Tweetstorm” earlier today.) More than a decade ago I begged journalists and sharers of breaking news to employ a “slow news” approach. The Kobe Bryant story demonstrates that need more than...
by Celeste Sepessy | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog, Press
Press Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication today announced it has received a grant from Facebook to help improve digital media literacy among adults ahead of the 2020 elections. The award is part of Facebook’s $2...
by Kristy Roschke | Jan 2, 2020 | Blog
Kristy Roschke Digital literacies, including media literacy, are essential skills across all disciplines in the 21st century. The News Co/Lab believes digital literacies should be reinforced across all content areas. With support from the Rita Allen Foundation, we...