by Serena O'Sullivan | Apr 5, 2019 | Blog, Engagement, News literacy, What We're Reading
Serena O'Sullivan Researchers studied how learning about news media literacy impacts different sides of the bipartisan line. They found that people’s aversion to news that contradicts their beliefs can be changed through media literacy lessons. Engaging with the...
by Serena O'Sullivan | Mar 27, 2019 | Blog, News literacy, What We're Reading
News literacy A new study from The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism finds relevancy is the key factor in how people choose news stories to read. What do news readers really want to read about? How relevance works for news audiencesThe Reuters Institute...
by Serena O'Sullivan | Mar 19, 2019 | Blog, What We're Reading
Serena O'Sullivan Audiences rated news stories with a box explaining their process as more trustworthy than articles without. Building Trust: What Works for News OrganizationsUniversity of Texas at Austin Center for Media EngagementBy Gina Masullo Chen, Alex...
by Delaney White | Mar 12, 2019 | Blog, What We're Reading
science The spread of flu vaccine misinformation is changing the way we share information. Countering misinformation about the flu vaccine is harder than it seemsThe ConversationMatthew Motta, Dominic Stecula, Kathryn HaglinDec. 6, 2018 In the 2016-2017 flu season,...
by Delaney White | Mar 5, 2019 | Blog, What We're Reading
Delaney White Half of students surveyed said they are not confident in discerning “real news” from “fake news.” How Students Engage With NewsProject Information LiteracyOct. 16, 2018 Thanks to misinformation, young people are distrusting of news and unsure in their...
by Serena O'Sullivan | Feb 22, 2019 | Blog, What We're Reading
Day: February 22, 2019 Teens on the internet are susceptible to online misinformation. That’s why MediaWise is teaming up with social media influencers — and famous journalists like Lester Holt, its first national ambassador — to teach media literacy skills. MediaWise...
