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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The News Literacy Project Becomes Independent on May…
Apr 29, 2011 | Post a comment on this entryThe News Literacy Project is stepping out on its own for the first time on May 1.
The three-year-old project has been operating for nearly 2½ years under the fiscal sponsorship of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies.
Though NLP has been responsible for its own fundraising and program operations, Poynter handled the project’s finances, payroll and benefits as its designated 501(c)3 …
Read MoreThe News Literacy Project Hosts Groundbreaking Video Conference
Apr 26, 2011 | Post a comment on this entryThe News Literacy Project hosted its first video conference for students in two cities on April 13, 2011. The event, which was supported by Skype, brought middle school students in Chicago and high school students in New York together online to connect with NLP fellow Don Bartletti, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist with the Los Angeles Times, who presented a lesson from his home in San …
Read MoreDavid Rohde Speaks at Facing History School on…
Apr 10, 2011 | Post a comment on this entryDavid Rohde, a New York Times reporter who has twice won the Pulitzer Prize, captivated students and teachers at the Facing History School in New York City on March 30 with a presentation on the seven months he was held by the Taliban and why journalists such as himself risk their lives to report from dangerous areas.
Rohde spoke to about 60 students and six teachers in 9th-, 10th- and 11th-grade …
Read MoreNew Video on the News Literacy Project Available…
Apr 8, 2011 | Post a comment on this entryThe News Literacy Project’s latest video, “Making a Difference,” is now available on our YouTube channel.
The seven-minute piece captures the project’s impact in schools in New York City, Chicago and Bethesda, Md., through interviews with principals and students, photos and excerpts from student projects in each location.
The featured student projects are a mini-documentary, “East Harlem …
Read MoreAlan C. Miller Delivers Keynote at Bemidji State…
Apr 6, 2011 | There are 1 comments on this entryAlan C. Miller, the president of the News Literacy Project, delivered the keynote address at the Student Scholarship & Creative Achievement Conference at Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minn., on April 6.
His topic was “Teaching the Next Generation How to Know What to Believe in a Digital World.”
While at Bemidji, Miller, a Pulitzer Prize-winning former investigative reporter with …
Read MoreNews Literacy Project to be Featured on AOL.com’s…
Apr 1, 2011 | Post a comment on this entryOn April 11, the News Literacy Project will be featured on AOL’s homepage as part of its “cause module” program. This cause-marketing strategy connects the public to nonprofits and other public-service efforts.
AOL sets aside space on its homepage daily for a vetted charity or nonprofit that offers a message with national appeal.
The NLP cause module will expose the project’s mission to a large …
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