What is the News Literacy Project
The News Literacy Project is an innovative national educational program that is mobilizing seasoned journalists to help middle school and high school students sort fact from fiction in the digital age.
The project’s primary aim is to teach students the critical thinking skills they need to be …
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News Literacy Project After-School Production on YouTube
Jun 4, 2009 | Post a comment on this entryA mini-documentary created by middle school students in the News Literacy Project’s first after-school program is now available on our YouTube channel.
The five-minute video, “East Harlem IS,” depicting changes in the students’ neighborhood, was the culmination of an 11-week apprenticeship for a dozen students at STARS Prep Academy MS45 in East Harlem. The students learned about …
Read MoreThe Associated Press Joins the News Literacy Project
Apr 24, 2009 | Post a comment on this entryThe Associated Press has joined the News Literacy Project as a participating news organization, becoming the first wire service to enlist in the effort to help middle school and high school students become smarter and more frequent consumers and creators of credible information.
“It is vital for journalism, and for democracy, that young people acquire the skills and savvy to identify credible …
Read MoreNews Literacy Project’s Online Directory Hits Century Mark
Apr 17, 2009 | Post a comment on this entryThe News Literacy Project listed its 100th volunteer journalist in its online directory this week.
The latest addition to the roster is Deborah Amos of NPR, who joins other prominent current or former reporters, editors, correspondents, photographers, producers and graphic artists who have agreed to participate in the project.
The directory includes biographical information and a photograph …
Read MoreWestland Middle School is New Project Participant
Apr 14, 2009 | Post a comment on this entryThe News Literacy Project is pleased to announce that Westland Middle School in Bethesda, Md., will be its second partner school in Montgomery County. The project will begin working with 8th-grade American history teachers in September. Westland describes itself as a highly engaged and diverse teaching and learning community with rigorous academics. This is underscored by its participation in …
Read MoreNEWS LITERACY PROJECT VIDEO ON YOUTUBE
Mar 26, 2009 | Post a comment on this entryThe News Literacy Project has produced a video of its first month in middle school and high school classrooms in New York and Bethesda, Md. which is now available on our YouTube channel.
The 6-minute video provides an overview of the project and takes viewers into the classroom with its teachers, journalist fellows and students. It also includes music for an original song written for the …
Read MoreTeacher Magazine Features the News Literacy Project
Mar 26, 2009 | Post a comment on this entryThe News Literacy Project is the focus of a lengthy report in Teacher Magazine, an online publication that is part of the Education Week group.
The article, titled "News You Can Use," focuses on the project’s kickoff and the first two weeks of its pilot at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Md. It extensively quotes Mark Halperin, the editor-at-large and a senior political analyst at Time …
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