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We're a national education nonprofit offering nonpartisan programs that teach students & the public how to know what to believe in the digital age #NewsLiteracy
Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Organization Washington, DCnewslit.orgJoined August 2011
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Shop today; support news literacy next week! All gifts on #GivingTuesday will be matched 1:1 & all gifts from first-time donors will be matched 2:1, doubling or even tripling the impact of every donation received! Save the date & support educators like Kerise ⤵�?
Quote card graphic Quote: "Middle schoolers are ready for these conversations and want to talk about it. News literacy is the vehicle through which we engage in the content. It's not another thing to teach; it's another way to teach." Attribution: KERISE BROOM James Island Charter High School Charleston, SC
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Alan C. Miller
@alanmillerNLP
“When people see news and information through prisms of red and blue, they tend to see the world in black and white. This is how we get to a place where we not only can’t agree on basic facts, but we can’t even agree on what a fact is." bit.ly/3GBLjzb
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Facts Matter
As fast-spreading falsehoods and rampant disinformation endanger democracy, Alan Miller ’76 and the nonpartisan News Literacy Project are building a critical
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Jo-Ann Johnston
@Jjohnston69Ann
These tips are worth reading. And can be used in other situations, too. Holiday meals can be high-stakes settings.☮�?#weedoutdisinformation
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@NewsLitProject
You sit down at the #Thanksgiving table & a family member shares a false story that's been debunked. - What do you say? - How can you approach the family member without attacking them? Here are 6�?⃣ tips for those holiday conversations ⤵�? Download: bit.ly/SpeakUpNLP
Text-heavy graphic: How to speak up without starting a showdown. Six best practices for talking to friends and family about sharing falsehoods online. Below there are 6 tips. Here are the titles: 1. Be civil 2. Take your time 3. Find common ground 4. Lay out the facts 5. Public or private? 6. Be patient (and persistent)
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@NewsLitProject
We have so much to be thankful for during this season of gratitude, & we’re especially grateful for our supporter community! 👉�?� Swipe through these images to see just a few points of impact that were achieved when we came together to fight for facts. #ThanksToYou 🙌�?�
Graphic with image of student with hand raised. Header text: 5 Things Our Amazing Donors Have Made Possible 1. NLP served an estimated 2.4 million students in all 50 states.
Graphic with image of teacher using laptop and 2 text areas: 2. We engaged 16,000 educators with our free resources. 3. In the past school year, we've developed the most news literacy education content since the launch of Checkology in 2016, including 4 new lessons for the virtual classroom. Right side has 4 small images (top to bottom) with the lessons: Power in Art, Evaluating Science-based claims, Making Sense of Data, and Be Health Informed.
Graphic with image of educator at professional learning event. Text: 4. We held 44 professional learning events for 2,280 educators
Graphic with image in middle of a PSA from our National News Literacy WEek campaign with the header text: Stop the flood of misinformation. Text to the left of it: 5. NLP's 3rd annual National News Literacy Week, in partnership with The E.W. Scripps Company, achieved over 100 million impressions. Right side has screenshot of the header of our Annual Report with text: Learn more in our Annual Report or at newslit.org
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Media Literacy Now
@MediaLitNow
This will be a major #medialiteracy advance. Requires media literacy lessons in #K12 classrooms. Bipartisan. Unanimous. Thank you to all who worked on this! Thanks to
@senatortesta
@NJSenTurner
Thank you MLN NJ Leader Olga Polites. New Jersey's 1.3 million students will benefit.
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Mary Moyer
@mmoyerlib
NJ S588 passes and now moves onto the governor for his signature. So many thanks for the support for this bill. Now NJ Ss will be taught how to evaluate information and navigate the masses of information that they encounter every single day. @NJASL @njla @NJEA @NJPSA @NJASANews
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@NewsLitProject
3/ #Misinformation won’t stop cold turkey this Thanksgiving, but there’s a lot for which to be grateful & hopeful! Adding a little empathy & listening can help us all have a respectful & meaningful holiday. Watch last week's webinar for more tips:
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Productive conversations without confrontation
Trying to discuss current events with someone who has been manipulated by misinformation, propaganda or conspiracy theories can be maddening, emotional and s...
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Allysha Roth
@AllyshaRoth
This webinar from the
@NewsLitProject
on having "Productive Conversations without Confrontation" has so much wise guidance in it for us to have better, democracy-sustaining conversations as colleagues, friends, and family.
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Productive conversations without confrontation
Trying to discuss current events with someone who has been manipulated by misinformation, propaganda or conspiracy theories can be maddening, emotional and s...
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Eric Schurenberg
@EricSchurenberg
Great interview with
@alanmillerNLP
about the inspiring work being done by
@NewsLitProject
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Did you know: @alanmillerNLP first identified the need for #NewsLiteracy in 2006 when visiting his daughter's middle school classroom! 🎙 In this episode, Alan talks about NLP's origin story & what we're doing today to push back against misinformation. twitter.com/InRealityFM/st…
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@NewsLitProject
�?��? Our supporters’ generosity gives life to our mission & our movement. Here's a special thank you to our supporters & a reminder that when we come together to stop falsehoods in their tracks, a future founded on facts is more than a hope - it’s a reality. #ThanksToYou!
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Charles Salter
@saltercrs
It’s always a proud moment to reflect on a successful year. To all those who are joining us in creating a more news-literate country, and a stronger democracy, thank you! #newsliteracy
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📢 NLP’s 2021-22 Annual Report is here! 🎉 It's been a busy, successful last year in classrooms, in our work with the public, & in our significant progress toward a more news-literate America. �?��? Our supporters have made all these wins possible! 🔗 bit.ly/NLPWorksFY22
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