NEWSHOUR'S STUDENT REPORTING LABS - What We Want To See 2019

"The stories student reporters want to see in 2019" PBS NewsHour 1/1/2019

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SUMMARY:  Participants from the NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs, a project that teaches young reporters about journalism and media literacy, share what they’d like to see from the media in 2019.

MAKING THE GRADE - Media Literacy

"How media literacy can help students discern fake news" PBS NewsHour 6/6/2017

Common Sense Media

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SUMMARY:  Recognizing bias in news stories is one form of media literacy.  Spotting when the news is totally fabricated is something else entirely.  How can teachers help students tell fact from media fiction?  Educators and media literacy advocates in Washington state are working together with legislators to address the problem.  Special correspondent Kavitha Cardoza of Education Week reports.