#Educators : This week's edition of The Sift® newsletter covers AI-powered bot accounts on social media. How can your students protect themselves from bots? Also, are they all bad?

👉🏾 Check out the issue: bit.ly/Sift15April2024

Free training for educators who want to help their students learn news literacy skills re: AI and misinfo. 👇

Have questions for the panelists Geoff Bennett, Mary Bruce, Major Garrett & Kristen Welker? Respond here or email us now at [email protected]

Watch here: bit.ly/Feb15NLPYouTube

Send us your questions now! Media (at) newslit (dot) org

'First, stop & slow down whenever you encounter a claim online & you feel a strong reaction. Evaluate the source. Is this coming from a reliable, standards-based news organization?' - NLP's DeMario (DPS)

More tips from DeMario 👇🏾
NBCU Academy

nbcuacademy.com/media-literacy/

Whether it's L.A.⤵️ or a small town anywhere in the U.S., local news outlets are bleeding reporters &/or going out of operation.

Our panel last night discussed this crisis, including possible solutions & positive developments.

👀 Watch: bit.ly/LivestreamJan22

Understanding the difference between fact & opinion is a key skill in determining the purpose of information. Students will practice differentiating a fact from an opinion & read a #TFK article to understand how facts can support opinions. Click below ⬇️ ti.me/MediaLitLesson1

“Learning news literacy skills — like how to identify credible sources of information & having a varied media diet — is essential if we all want to be fully informed participants in our shared civic life.” - NLP's Ebonee Otoo in this Chelsea Greenwood piece
shondaland.com/act/news-polit…

Time to get media literate NOW, folks. Start here: newslit.org/for-everyone/

Is there flooding at your NYC school? Early pick up? Closed off gyms, cafeterias, or classrooms? Concerns about your kids' subway commutes? We want to hear from you: [email protected]

On this International Literacy Day, we congratulate our 2023 Library of Congress Literacy Award winners and honorees: The News Literacy Project DowntownBoxingGym and Worldreader have received top prizes. Learn about the winners and honorees here: go.loc.gov/GNI250PJjGw

Such a tremendous honor. We are so grateful for this recognition.

🎉 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

Started the day right, celebrating our 10-year anniversary with readers in New York City. So grateful!!

📢 NEW job posting: We're hiring a product designer!
Our Product team creates custom online experiences that empower individuals to spot misinfo & understand the essential role of journalism in our communities.

Learn more / share / apply! 👉🏾 bit.ly/ProductDesigne…

#Jobs

🎙 NEW, timely podcast episode: We talked to The Boston Globe climate reporter Sabrina Shankman about reporting on a warming world. How does she effectively communicate about the science to the Globe's audience?

Listen & subscribe where you get your podcasts or ➡️ bit.ly/S3E7NLP

Our friends at The News Literacy Project are looking for middle & high school educators in AL, AZ, CA, DE, IL, MI, NJ, and Houston, TX to join their Ambassador Program, which supports local community efforts in the fight against misinformation in the news. ow.ly/RC5F50P3V4w

🏆Congrats to all contributors to #AASAmag ’s “Best-of 2022-23” issue! links.aasa.org/46x985A

Joe Sanfelippo Jen Cheatham Jill Siler Denise Barr, APR Karen Rue Carl Cohn Miller Johnson Ed Law Peg Portscheller Chris Kennedy Charles Salter @pstieple Leslie Fenwick @gibsonjunkie Kelly Vaillancourt David Rubin Delaney Ruston

Mark saved me from myself so many times. He fixed your stupid, little mistakes -- and big, embarrassing ones.

Whenever I got a late call from Mark, I had two quick thoughts: First, panic. 'I screwed something up!' Then, relief. 'Thank God Mark caught it!'

You'll be missed.💔

With health-altering #climate events more common & seemingly everywhere, it's as important as ever to be able to tell fact from fiction.

Our 'Be Health Informed' lesson with MelissaEClarkeMD is here to help! ➡️ bit.ly/HealthInformed…

#AirQualityAlert
#NewsLiteracy