Love this quote from a student in Brooklyn: “ Journalism isn't only hunching over a desk and writing. Journalism is interviewing, understanding the community, and so much more."

Can’t wait!! See you in a few days!

📢 #Utah educators: Learn all about Checkology® from NLP's @erinolson.bsky.social this Friday, 9/26, at the Utah School Librarian Conference! ℹ️ Erin's presentation, "Checkology: for a Future Founded on Facts," will be from 9:15-10 MDT at Plaza Suite E. 🔗 Learn more: sched.co/28Sdy #NewsLiteracy

❌ NO: A British military band did not welcome President Donald Trump during an official state visit by playing The Imperial March, a musical theme associated with the character Darth Vader from Star Wars. ✔️ Audio in the viral video clip was altered. 🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/VaderUK

U.S. TV weather forecasters are increasingly being targeted with online hate and threats due to their role in communicating and educating their viewers about #climatechange. www.dw.com/en/why-tv-we...

This is a really good behind-the-scenes look at the journalistic process that takes place when a major story breaks 👇🏾 It's featured in The Sift newsletter this week. Check it out: go.newslit.org/Sift22Sept2025 #Journalism #EduSky

NYC students push for broader expansion of journalism programs at their schools https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-students-push-for-broader-expansion-of-journalism-programs-at-their-schools

In this week's edition of The Sift: - Jimmy Kimmel's now lifted suspension & the First Amendment: Discussion Q's for your classroom. - Only 1% of NYC students have access to journalism classes but educators + young reporters are working to change this. Read + subscribe 👇🏾 #EduSky #JimmyKimmel

A man with the same first and last name as the gunman who fatally shot Pennsylvania police officers last week had his image blasted across the internet in posts falsely linking him to the attack -- a chilling example of the harms wrought by misinformation. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

We understand - there's a reason news avoidance is at an all-time high in the U.S. Here are a few tips for staying informed in perhaps a moderate, healthy way ⤵️ What tips do you have? Comment in the replies! #MediaLiteracy www.tiktok.com/@newslitproj...

📢 Educators: Free speech & the #FirstAmendment are in the news this week. How can you broach the topic with students? We have resources of different lengths including: ✨ Short: Our 10-question quiz 👉🏾 bit.ly/1AQuiz ✨ Long: Our Checkology lesson 👉🏾 bit.ly/Checkology1A

📢 Educators: Free speech & the #FirstAmendment are in the news this week. How can you broach the topic with students? We have resources of different lengths including: ✨ Short: Our 10-question quiz 👉🏾 bit.ly/1AQuiz ✨ Long: Our Checkology lesson 👉🏾 bit.ly/Checkology1A

#Defamation & #libel are in the headlines this week. Here's a short lesson about the terms ⤵️ www.tiktok.com/@newslitproj...

If you're going to be on social media, especially during & after breaking news events, take control of sites' algorithms: ✨ Know why you're being fed certain content ✨ Make available tweaks in settings ✨ Practice click restraint Learn all about #algorithms with our #Checkology lesson 👇

❌ Sorry, folks: These are NOT genuine images of a #Chihuahua standing among a group of wolves. They were digitally altered & shared as part of an #AI story. 💡 When we want something to be true, we are more prone to believe it. 🔗 Read our RumorGuard post for more: go.newslit.org/ChihuahuaAI

News literacy initiative expands to reach more than 1.1 million students

If you're going to be on social media, especially during & after breaking news events, take control of sites' algorithms: ✨ Know why you're being fed certain content ✨ Make available tweaks in settings ✨ Practice click restraint Learn all about #algorithms with our #Checkology lesson 👇

✨ “Young people are eager to learn the critical, independent thinking skills they need to navigate the online world with confidence & avoid being misled." - NLP's Ebonee Otoo 📢 ICYMI: 14 school districts have joined our District Fellowship program that now covers 15 states. #EduSky

“You don’t know who people are online. If you see somebody post a call for an ‘eye for an eye’, for example, you know they could be an American who is airing a reprehensible viewpoint, or they could be a foreign influence agent trying to deepen division.” - NLP's @peteradams.bsky.social @edweek.org

✨ “Young people are eager to learn the critical, independent thinking skills they need to navigate the online world with confidence & avoid being misled." - NLP's Ebonee Otoo 📢 ICYMI: 14 school districts have joined our District Fellowship program that now covers 15 states. #EduSky

❌ NO: Athlete celebs including Caitlin Clark, Jalen Hurts & Travis Kelce did not donate to the family of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. ❌ NO: Musicians such as Ed Sheeran & Adele did not write tribute songs to Kirk. ⚠️ Many such rumors were created with AI. 🔗 go.newslit.org/CelebRumors

This is not a photo of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson wearing a pro-Palestinian keffiyeh. The photo shows army cadets in Utah Valley University's ROTC program in 2019 -- when Robinson, who never attended UVU, would have been 16 years old. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

❌ NO: Athlete celebs including Caitlin Clark, Jalen Hurts & Travis Kelce did not donate to the family of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. ❌ NO: Musicians such as Ed Sheeran & Adele did not write tribute songs to Kirk. ⚠️ Many such rumors were created with AI. 🔗 go.newslit.org/CelebRumors

❤️ Supporting #NewsLiteracy just got a little easier with NLP fundraisers! 🎙 Use your voice to amplify the urgent need for our work with ready-to-go templates that make it easy to start a fundraiser & promote it to your friends, family & community. 👉🏾 Join the movement today: newslit.org/fundraise

“Information has never been more accessible than it is now, but being able to access information & being able to know if what you're reading is credible are not the same thing.” - 8th-grade U.S. history teacher Lisa McKinsey @wesa.fm story on the Butler Area School District (PA) ⤵️ #NewsLiteracy

In this week's issue of The Sift: ✨ How confusion spread online after Charlie Kirk's death ✨ Daily Do Now slides with First Amendment Q's + more ✨ The decline of global press freedoms 👉🏾 Read & share with a teacher friend: go.newslit.org/Sift15Sept2025 #EduSky #EdTech

"The News Literacy Project’s study shows that an overwhelming majority of teens (94%) want media literacy instruction, but most aren’t getting it." #TLSky

🎉 BIG NEWS: We're excited to announce that 14 school districts have joined our District Fellowship program, including Chicago Public Schools. ℹ️ The 3-year fellowship provides $30,000 grants & customized support to implement news literacy education districtwide. 🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/DFP2025

“Ideological actors, trolls, propagandists, people who are looking to divide Americans, to push misinformation, are all going to jump into the void of that curiosity gap where an event has happened, & everyone wants more details than are available.” - @peteradams.bsky.social @edweek.org story ⤵️

🫣 Parents & caregivers: If the news cycle feels overwhelming & you just don't know how to talk to your kids about it or don't want to ... you're not alone. ✨ Our NEW newsletter that tackles this issue launched Tuesday. It's brief, it's informative & hopefully it's helpful, too! Scroll Smarter 👇🏾

"Probably one of the most critical lessons we teach students is to just slow down. Mis- & disinformation thrive on speed & emotion." - NLP President and CEO @crsalter.bsky.social Watch the full interview on @dcnewsnow.bsky.social ⤵️ #NewsLiteracy www.dcnewsnow.com/living-local...

This might come in handy for a digital citizenship lesson.

❌ NO: This is not a legit image of a Fox 8 News broadcast in the Cleveland area describing a Black murder suspect as having “dark white skin.” ℹ️ The altered image has circulated since 2017 & is part of a common disinfo narrative aiming to stir up racial discord. 🔗 go.newslit.org/AlteredImage

🔎 If you can spot a fake #Labubu, you can spot impostor content. ✨ As we learned this summer, people are really good at differentiating the popular toys from knockoff Lafufus. 🔗 This critical attention to detail is a #NewsLiteracy skill! Learn more & download the poster: go.newslit.org/LabubuNLP

Two people misidentified online as suspects in the fatal shooting of right-wing US activist Charlie Kirk told me today they were terrified by the misinformation targeting them, as the manhunt for the real killer continued. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

With the way students experience & consume info about breaking news stories, it's critical to build news literacy into conversations about events like the shooting of Charlie Kirk & give them agency + the skills to navigate our increasingly fraught digital landscape. 🎞 go.newslit.org/TikTokKirk

🔎 If you can spot a fake #Labubu, you can spot impostor content. ✨ As we learned this summer, people are really good at differentiating the popular toys from knockoff Lafufus. 🔗 This critical attention to detail is a #NewsLiteracy skill! Learn more & download the poster: go.newslit.org/LabubuNLP

1 - Top stories in journalism, AI & social media 2 - Daily Do Now slides with quizzes & discussion prompts 3 - Teachable examples of viral misinformation ➕ more! 👀 ICYMI: Check out the school year's first edition of The Sift & subscribe today 👉🏾 go.newslit.org/Sift8Sept2025 #EduSky #EdTech

Reminders for following a breaking news story like the shooting of Charlie Kirk in Utah ⤵️ ⚠️ Bad actors & opportunists often use such moments when information is being gathered & fact-checked to recklessly push unverified claims & conspiracy theories. 🔗 Download the poster: bit.ly/BreakingNews...

🧵 Scroll Smarter with us! ✨ The first issue of our NEW monthly newsletter for families is here & action-packed with tips + videos to help you navigate today’s complex info landscape. ➕ Each month, we'll answer a reader question in the family Q&A. 🔗 Read & subscribe: go.newslit.org/ScrollSmarte...

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Share The Sift with a #teacher or three in your life! Kudos to the awesome team of @hannahcov.bsky.social @pamelabrunskill.bsky.social @peteradams.bsky.social @susanmini.bsky.social @lourdesvenard.bsky.social & others on a tremendous first issue of the school year.

❌ NO: This is not a credible story about a robot developing PTSD & repeating “scared” more than 100 times after encountering a lion. The still image is not from a legit video. ✔️ Visuals for the story were created with Veo 3, Google’s #AI generator. 🦁 RumorGuard post: go.newslit.org/RobotLion

🧵 Scroll Smarter with us! ✨ The first issue of our NEW monthly newsletter for families is here & action-packed with tips + videos to help you navigate today’s complex info landscape. ➕ Each month, we'll answer a reader question in the family Q&A. 🔗 Read & subscribe: go.newslit.org/ScrollSmarte...

After a summer hiatus, The Sift newsletter is back! Each weekly issue has: • Updates on news literacy topics • Ready-to-go teaching slides. • Classroom-ready discussion prompts • Teachable examples of viral misinfo Check out the first issue of the school year: newslit.org/educators/si...

Such gigs are part of a new category of work spawned by the generative AI boom that threatened to displace creative jobs across the board: Anyone can now write blog posts or produce a graphic, but AI-generated content rarely makes for a satisfactory final product on its own.

🚨 Educators: Don't walk but run to that subscribe button because ... The Sift is back! 💡 Featuring our popular Daily Do Now slides, RumorGuard examples + top news literacy topics, this week's edition explores: - AI & teens' mental health - News avoidance & more ⤵️ Read & subscribe #NewsLiteracy

Pop superstar Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce are no strangers to being targeted by misinformation. PolitiFact looks back on their love story through the lens of claims that would’ve, could’ve, and should’ve been true, but weren’t. Read the fact-check:

📢 Educators: Make your voice heard! 🤔 What topics would you like to see covered at NLP's first National News Literacy Conference in October 2026? 📚 What formats do you like for professional learning? 👉🏾 Please take our brief survey: go.newslit.org/NLCsurvey #NewsLitCon #EduSky

Business Insider yanked 40 essays with suspect bylines. A @washingtonpost.com probe into these mass retractions found key links between the bogus writer “Margaux Blanchard” and another individual, suggesting a broader scheme. Here’s what I found: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...