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Media Literacy


ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSING ON MEDIA LITERACY EDUCATION

Remember we are all students and information is power.

Center for News Literacy

 

Civil Online Reasoning


News Literacy Project


Poynter Institute


Facts or Fake, Media Misuse Today Recording of October 2020 LWV Comal Area public program


LESSONS IN MEDIA LITERACY


Scroll through GCF FreeLearn.org lessons in digital media literacy


Watch GCF FreeLearn.org lessons on YouTube

Journalism Ethics and Standards


The Library System at the University Washington maintains a well curated and current list of information on this topic. 

Journalism Ethics and Standards


Evaluate the Source


Media bias and reliability ratings   

This site analyses news sources and puts them on a scale of reliability and bias. How does your favorite news source stack up? 

Online verification skills


Four short videos that explain how you can be a factchecker.

Find Quality Sources Online


Austin Community College SIFT method and instructions for reverse image searching.

CHECK YOUR FACTS

Factcheck.org

"We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. 

FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania."

Leadstories.com  

"We specifically hunt for trending stories, images, videos and posts that contain false information in order to fact check them quickly ."

Politifact.com

"PolitiFact is a nonpartisan fact-checking website to sort out the truth in American politics. PolitiFact was created by the Tampa Bay Times, a Florida newspaper, in 2007. In 2018, PolitiFact was acquired by the Poynter Institute, a nonprofit school for journalists. Use meter to rate statement from pants on fire to truth."

Sciencefeedback.com

"Science Feedback is a worldwide network of scientists, registered in France, sorting fact from fiction in science based media coverage. Our goal is to help readers know which news to trust."

Snopes.com

"When misinformation obscures the truth and readers don’t know what to trust, Snopes’ fact-checking and original, investigative reporting lights the way to evidence-based and contextualized analysis. We always link to and document our sources so readers are empowered to do independent research and make up their own minds." Established in 1994, Snopes is one of the oldest factchecking website.

Confirmation Bias


What is an Echo Chamber?

In less than three minutes this GCFLearnFree video describes Echo Chambers and how they lead to confirmation bias.


Confirmation Bias

Informative article from Simply Psychology





Filter Bubbles

How filter bubbles isolate you

 In less than three minutes this GCFLearnFree video describes Filter Bubbles and the problems they cause..


How news feed algorithms supercharge confirmation bias

5 minute video with Eli Pariser, who coined the term Filter Bubbles.




FIND DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS


Flipside daily email showing different points of view


Read the Tangle daily newsletter summarizing best arguments from different points of view

 

Media Bias Ratings


News from the Left, Center, and Right



Verify It!

Play "Verify It!"


VERIFYIT! is a free, online educational game that gives practice in examining news articles, current questions about voting, and facts about our government.  Explore the VerifyIt! Game at  https://verifyit.buzz

The start of a new school year coupled with the 2024 election makes this year one of the most important  in recent history. Misinformation online, coupled with a lack of understanding of voting rules, makes this election year particularly difficult for young and first time voters. In 2020, the LWV of Alameda (California) decided to address the challenge posed by COVID for the League's youth outreach programs.by developing an online game to meet young voters in their online learning space. And they have shared it with other Leagues.
 
The League of Women Voters of Alameda is making this game available to sister leagues to support our efforts to educate and motivate young people to participate in their democracy. Join in this effort by sharing the link with family, friends and others and liking Alameda's Facebook Page.  We’d like to get this game into the High Schools and Community Colleges so share any teacher contacts with Alameda's committee chair at (laura.kinley@yahoo.com) or contact her if you’d like to send the special teacher email that she has prepared.


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