1/ “I’m glad I had that training. It is incredibly valuable. I hope other students can learn news literary from a young age." - Mirudulaa Yamini, who won NLP's Gwen Ifill Student of the Year award at age 13 🧪 Now a sophomore in college, she uses news literacy in research for her engineering major 👇🏾

News literacy skills help college student excel

College student Mirudulaa Suginathan Yamini uses the news literacy skills she acquired in middle school to navigate her coursework and biomedical engineering research as well as her personal life.

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📢 We're hiring! NLP is searching for our first Chief Technology Officer to lead tech and product functions as we scale Checkology's reach nationwide. 🚀 This person will help shape the technology foundation of a national movement! 🔗 Learn more / apply: go.newslit.org/CTOatNLP #Jobs #Hiring

✔️ Whether this is your first year using #Checkology or you just want a refresher about our digital platform, this FREE 30-minute webinar will deliver. 💡 Our team will walk you through the steps to make the most out of our wide range of resources. 👉🏾 Join us Aug. 18: go.newslit.org/Aug18NLP

📍 Make Checkology® the first stop on your back-to-school NewsLit journey! 💡 The FREE digital learning platform has 250+ quizzes, posters, classroom slides and interactive lessons. 👉🏾 Learn more: newslit.org/back-to-scho... #BackToSchool #Checkology #EdTech

Who doesn't love a cute animal video? But now that AI can generate convincing-looking fur and feathers, some of those adorable videos on your feed are total fakes. In this week's episode of Two Truths and AI, we take a look at three strange animal clips. Can you spot the fake? youtu.be/h8zZo6BVLLo

Which strange animal video is AI-generated? | Two Truths and AI

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💡 Regardless of what you teach, there's a NewsLit connection! ℹ️ Join us on Aug. 13 for a FREE webinar in which we'll share ways to embed news literacy into your discipline to help students make informed decisions! 🔗 Register: go.newslit.org/Aug13NLP #BackToSchool #EduSky

Did you see this viral comparison of President Donald Trump? Many believed the airbrushed image was shared by the White House, and the version where he looks considerably aged was posted by Getty Images. But both images were altered, and neither account shared them. Read more: go.newslit.org/altered

📢 Our first National News Literacy Conference is getting closer & you don't want to miss out. Plan your professional learning now! 🚨 Registration rates go up Aug. 1: newslit.org/conference/ #NewsLitCon

🚨 News literacy is no longer optional – it’s an essential skill that students will depend on for their entire lives. ✨ News literacy empowers students to make informed decisions about all areas of their lives, from health to wealth & more. 🔗 Get the Starter Pack: newslit.org/back-to-scho...

"In today’s fast-moving media environment, where quick shares & instant reactions are rewarded, it is important to sit with information long enough to understand its context. "It’s okay to say, 'I don’t know yet.'" #NewsLiteracy

4 Steps To Accessing Quality Information

How can we find quality information? Without it, we can’t make informed decisions, which are essential for performing at a high level.

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AI-generated maps of Canada's wildfires are circulating online, hallucinating details about the blazes' threat risk. Experts warned the fakes could deceive Canadians into fearing nonexistent fires -- or underestimating infernos that really are raging. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

"Misinformation doesn’t just sow distrust between the public & the media. It robs us of the ability to trust what we see with our own eyes." @hanaatameez.bsky.social @niemanlab.org #NewsLiteracy

The World Cup of misinformation

Misinformation doesn't just sow distrust between the public and the media. It robs us of the ability to trust what we see with our own eyes.

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1/ 🎉 Very cool to see Morgan Bricker named a finalist for the West Virginia teacher of the year! ✨ Morgan is the lead fellow for NLP's District Fellowship program in Hancock County & has made an incredible impact as a journalism educator at Weir High School. #WestVirginia #EduSky

State Department of Education names 2027 Teacher of the Year finalists

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Five educators have been selected as finalists for the 2027 West Virginia Teacher of the Year, the West Virginia Department of Education announced in partnership with the

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I spent the World Cup double-checking Messi family “death” rumors, fake Mourinho quotes, and AI-generated photos and videos. I wrote about how misinformation steals joy (and time) from the beautiful game and what it means for all of us who still live online during big moments:

The World Cup of misinformation

Misinformation doesn't just sow distrust between the public and the media. It robs us of the ability to trust what we see with our own eyes.

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❌ NO: A 2023 study using data from the health research site UK Biobank did not find that #sunscreen use causes an increased risk for skin cancer. ✔️ YES: The study concluded that many people who had been diagnosed with skin cancer also frequently used sunscreen. Read more: go.newslit.org/Sunscreen

The World Cup may be over, but misinformation about football's biggest event continues to spread online. How much of what you have seen is real? Here is a thread of more than 40 AI-generated fakes and out-of-context clips debunked by @en.afp.com. It is still being updated daily:

Bill McCarthy@billmccarthy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

THREAD: Misinformation about the World Cup is already spreading online. That includes this video widely claimed to show South Koreans unfurling a giant Palestinian flag at the tournament. The clip is in fact from a 2024 qualifier vs Palestine in Seoul. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

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🎞 Like our short-form NewsLit content? Next week, you can go behind the scenes with our video producer Alexa Volland during a FREE, virtual event. Join Alexa on July 21 as part of a series put on by @trustingnews.bsky.social & Kent State! Learn more & register ⤵️ #Journalism #NewsLiteracy

RULE: Marketing supplement? HUGE RED FLAG. 🚩 The Fake Influencers Selling Wellness on Your Feed www.nytimes.com/video/techno... "...found hundreds of A.I.-generated doctors, healers and wellness influencers on social media touting the health benefits of supplements to American consumers."

Video: The Fake Influencers Selling Wellness on Your Feed

The New York Times found hundreds of A.I.-generated doctors, healers and wellness influencers on social media touting the health benefits of supplements to American consumers. Many of these hyperreali...

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👀 Teach students news literacy now & they'll use the critical thinking skills for a lifetime! 📢 No matter when back to school planning begins for you, we've got FREE resources to set you up for success. ℹ️ From lessons to classroom activities to PD, help students build skills from day one.

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Start Strong with News Literacy Help students build lifelong skills from day one with free lessons, classroom activities and professional learning. Get the starter pack Students navigate an endless stream of information and misinformation online, and AI has only muddied the waters further. To make sense of it all, news literacy is not optional –

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Deezer said more than 90,000 AI-generated tracks were uploaded daily on the platform in June

Music streamer Deezer says more than 50% of daily uploads are AI-generated | TechCrunch

Deezer said more than 90,000 AI-generated tracks were uploaded daily on the platform in June

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In a world of AI, social media and misinformation, news literacy matters more than ever 🌎📱Join the @newslit.org on July 21 to explore free classroom resources and strategies that help students think critically https://sharemylesson.com/webinars/misinformation-ai-where-do-we-start @aft.org

"Exposure to a quality newspaper not only increased media literacy & news knowledge, it developed the habit of reading newspapers & seeking multiple sources of news." #NewsLiteracy

Project gets high schoolers reading newspapers — c'est magnifique!

Promising research in Europe found ways to increase newspaper readership and healthy news habits among high school students. This should be pursued in the U.S.

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💡 Educators: Join us tomorrow! Whether the school year starts next week or in a month for you, this FREE webinar in partnership with @sharemylesson.bsky.social will give you the tools to bring #NewsLiteracy to your classroom! 👉🏾 Register: go.newslit.org/July21NLP

As the men's #WorldCup nears its end, one of its lasting memories will be the "Viking Row" that Norwegian fans performed during Norway's run to the quarterfinals. As clips of supporters participating in the fan tradition went viral, so did AI-generated content. Can you spot the fake? #2TruthsAndAI

Which Viking Row chant is AI-generated? | Two Truths & AI

YouTube video by News Literacy Project

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🚨 If this week's news cycle feels overwhelming, you're not alone! A LOT is happening. This also makes the internet ripe for bad actors. 👇🏾 Here are some tips for following the facts when news breaks. 🔗 Download the poster: bit.ly/BreakingNews... #NewsLiteracy

1/ ✔️ YES: Sen. Mitch McConnell released a statement & a legit photo about his recovery after he was taken to the hospital in June following a fall. ❌ NO: The photo did not contain garbled letters in the newspaper he was holding. 🔗 RumorGuard post: go.newslit.org/McConnellPhoto

🤔 Sports fans are rational, right? ⚽︎ While it's reasonable to expect fans to have biased takes about refs' calls based on their rooting interest, events like the #WorldCup can help teach about confirmation bias & motivated reasoning! A poster to save for this topic: go.newslit.org/ConfBiasPoster

Discover the @newslit.org's classroom-ready activities, Checkology® lessons and resources that help students build essential media and digital literacy skills. Learn more! https://newslit.org/ @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

📢 Educators: Join us in Salt Lake City this October! 🚨 Registration price goes up Aug. 1. 👉🏾 newslit.org/conference/ #NewsLitCon

🎞 Like our short-form NewsLit content? Next week, you can go behind the scenes with our video producer Alexa Volland during a FREE, virtual event. Join Alexa on July 21 as part of a series put on by @trustingnews.bsky.social & Kent State! Learn more & register ⤵️ #Journalism #NewsLiteracy

Trusting News, Kent State hosting free summer webinar series on teaching creator journalism - Trusting News

Free, nine-week series offers continuing education and graduate credit options for journalism educators

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