News Literacy Resources
C.A.R.S. Checklist for Evaluating Internet Sources
The Center for News Literacy from Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism, offers an impressive Digital Resources Center that includes
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Ripped from the Headlines: Fresh news literacy lessons, based on the latest news, ready to use in class
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Course Pack: organized around eight major concepts, the 14-module curriculum takes students from the first information revolution of Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press to the Digital Age of Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook. Each lesson stands alone or can easily be integrated into your program. Don’t miss the very useful new Glossary.
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Get a Global View: Instructional resources from the Center’s international partners
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DIY News Literacy Lessons: Inspiration and lessons templates for creating your own instruction around news literacy concepts
Common Sense Media: how to spot fake news
Craig Silverman’s BuzzFeed blog: The founding editor for BuzzFeed, Canada has been writing for many years for a variety of publications on media accuracy and verification issues.
Evaluating Information: the cornerstone of civic online reasoning: assessed the news literacy of students from middle school through college by Standford U.
FactCheck.org: Annenberg Public Policy Center’s nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics
Fake News vs. Real News: Determining the Reliability of Sources from the New York Times
Fake News vs. Real News Libguide
Hoax-Slayer: Australian Brett Christensen has been debunking email and social media hoaxes and spam since 2003
How to Recognize a Fake News Story
How to Choose Your News - (TEDEd) by Damon Brown offers a student-friendly explanation as well as strategies for analyzing news sources
News Literacy Project: an innovative national education program that equips middle school and high school students with the tools to be smart, active consumers of news and information and engaged, informed citizens
Politifact-fact - checking U.S. politics
The Smell Test: in the era of fake news, librarians are our best hope
Snopes: the definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors
Verification Handbook: a definitive guide to verifying digital content for emergency coverage, edited by Craig Silverman
Fake News Examples