Media Literacy Resources

Bring the road-tested tools of journalism from the newsroom to your own news feed. Create a complete course of material on today’s media literacy essentials or sharpen a specific skill, from finding quality news to reporting it.

Students learn a handy acronym to help them remember six key concepts for evaluating information, then test the concepts in teams.

Students use an infographic to gauge the value of a news story and weigh what they should do with it.

Students dig into an article to determine whether they can trust the information by verifying the evidence it presents.

A bold digital poster outlines a simple acronym — S.E.E.D. — to help students learn to spot propaganda by recognizing four of its key techniques.

Students dig into an article to determine whether they can trust the story by investigating its producers and the sources within.

Students learn why news matters and how to distinguish between the different media-related terms they might hear being thrown around.

Staying fresh and fluent in today’s media landscape isn’t easy. This collection of resources offers tools to tackle eight pressing challenges, from recognizing bias and propaganda to leveraging your role as a media contributor.

Students watch a video in which teens reflect on the concept of fake news, and then discuss their own experiences with misinformation.

In this activity, students apply the “consumer’s questions” to a chosen research topic in order to improve their media literacy skills.

Freedom of press doesn’t promise perfection. By exploring corrections, students learn why the news media make mistakes and what happens.

Students use news reports to understand how information evolves during a disaster.

Students use examples from the pro- and anti-suffrage movements to dissect the persuasive techniques used to shape public opinion then and now.

Students analyze editorial cartoons from history and today to explore the role of illustrated commentary in politics and society over time.

In this activity, students examine some of the techniques political campaigns use in ads to persuade voters.

This activity helps students apply journalism standards of accuracy, fairness and clarity in deciding how to report the news.

Students research news coverage of a recent catastrophe and evaluate the information it provides.

This activity introduces students to the standards expected of photojournalists in their daily work.

This case study explores a journalist's duty to present multiple points of views while sharing the news.

This case study explores a photojournalist’s ethical duty to be fair, accurate and clear.

In this activity, students learn the purpose of editorials and opinion articles and evaluate their effectiveness.

This activity introduces students to the variety of places a good reporter goes to for information and the importance of documenting sources.

Students prepare for a lifelong practice of civic engagement by identifying, analyzing and reporting about a contemporary civil rights issue.

This case study explores a photojournalist’s ethical duty to be fair, accurate and clear, specifically in regard to manipulating photographs.

Five journalists look at the use of anonymous sources and the impact they have on the public’s perception of the news media.