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...

A video compilation viewed millions of times claims to show massive hailstones hitting Wyoming, but the visuals are old and unrelated to recent storms in the US state. Several of the clips were filmed years ago, in Australia and other locations. Read more: u.afp.com/SMWY

🫠 How can families understand & navigate today’s overwhelming information landscape together? 👋🏽 Introducing Scroll Smarter, our NEW monthly family newsletter coming Sept. 9! Learn more & get on the list: newslit.org/scroll-smart... #EduSky #AcademicSky

What is news literacy? And why does it matter? Read NLP's @pamelabrunskill.bsky.social's deep dive explainer for @britannica.com ⤵️ www.britannica.com/topic/What-i...

📢 National #NewsLiteracyWeek in partnership with @ewscrippsco.bsky.social & @usatoday.com begins TODAY! ✨ Whether you're an educator or not, you can make a difference in young people's lives by empowering them to identify credible information. 🔗 Get involved & share: newsliteracyweek.org

🤔 What happened when a New Jersey teen swapped his smartphone for a flip phone? What questions can you ask teens to spark discussion about social apps use? ➕ What standards & ethical guidelines do food journalists follow? Check out this week's edition of The Sift: bit.ly/Sift27Jan2025 #EduSky

#GivingTuesday: Will you donate to @newslitproject.bsky.social? Proud to work for this nonpartisan education nonprofit. Its mission is to ensure all students are skilled in news literacy & can evaluate the credibility of news and other information before they graduate high school. newslit.org/donate

Disinformation will always be with us. But there is something we can do about it. And there are educators all over the country making it happen. #newsliteracy. www.cbsnews.com/news/media-l...

Whether you're reading a news story or scrolling TikTok, it's important to look for supporting evidence when evaluating a claim. 📢 Educators: Join us Thursday at 5pm ET to learn strategies for helping students be news-literate on social media! 🔗 Register: bit.ly/Nov14NLP #SSChat #EduSky

It is Day 8 of the #FutureReadyLibs 25 Days of Digital Tool Sharing! Watch to learn more about @newslitproject.bsky.social's Checkology®️,a FREE, browser-based e-learning platform filled with rich #newsliteracy and #medialiteracy lessons. youtu.be/WhmicYd8vrk?...

#WNY #educators, join me on 11/3/23 for a FREE workshop on #teaching #NewsLiteracy. CTLE credit is available. Register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... UB's Center for Information Integrity partnered with the Education Collaborative of Western New York and @newslitproject.bsky.social.

🎉 BIG NEWS: NLP has received the highest honor from the Library of Congress Literacy Awards Program, the David M. Rubenstein Prize, in recognition of our work helping people of all ages identify misinformation and help stop its spread.   Learn more: bit.ly/LOCawardNLP