1. Considering the source...
News Literacy
Considering the source...

2. A WORD TO THE WISE:
“You can’t always believe what you read on the Internet.”
-Abraham Lincoln

3. NEWS LITERACY:
Using critical-thinking skills for analyzing and judging the reliability of news and information, knowing the difference between facts, opinions and assertions in the media that we consume, create and distribute.

4. BREAK THAT DOWN: MEDIA Newspapers Magazines Television Websites
Social media
Webcasts
Blogs
Radio
Podcasts

5. CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
BREAK THAT DOWN:
CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Analyze
Evaluate
Interpret
Judge

6. FACT OPINION ASSERTION BREAK THAT DOWN:
a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge
A thing that INDISPUTABLY the case
a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason

7. RELIABILITY BREAK THAT DOWN:
The ability to be trusted for accuracy and honesty.

8. SO BASICALLY:
NEWS LITERACY: Evaluation, analysis, judgement and interpretation of newspapers, websites, magazine, webcasts, blogs, television, radio, podcasts and social media in order to determine the ability of aforementioned media channels to be trusted for accuracy and honesty and evaluated to determine if the thing being analyzed is a thing that is indisputably the case, a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge or a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason.

9. WHAT THE WHAT???
Let’s make it easy: Thinking about what is being presented to you and considering the source to determine the accuracy of the content.

10. WHY IT MATTERS:
The Founding Fathers of this nation valued FREE speech and FREE press as the highest goods. In fact, Thomas Jefferson saw it as the DUTY of the press to keep the government in check and to inform the people so that their understanding of the government could be at its fullest.

11. HOW IT HAS CHANGED: Literacy in its purest form: More people can read
All news is “local” news in that we live in a global community
People don’t have to “seek” out news - in many cases news is now “invasive”
Technology

12. SO HOW DO WE BECOME “NEWS LITERATE?”

13. SIX PRINCIPLES OF NEWS LITERACY ACCORDING TO THE
RADIO TELEVISION DIGITAL NEWS ASSOCIATION

14. Free expression is the foundation - the cornerstone - of democracy
Journalists must accurately and completely inform citizens who then must perform their civic duty of making informed decisions.
In a society where ideas are allowed to flow freely, citizens must be responsible for the welfare of their communities and journalists are responsible for informing these citizens

15. Discerning fact from opinion is a basic skill and obligation
Journalists have to CLEARLY and CORRECTLY label fact and opinion before presenting it to their audience
People must make it a priority to develop the critical thinking skills that are required to judge between fact and opinion AND be willing to go outside of their comfort zone in order to help others.

16. People must demand transparency and credibility of information.
Journalists must report information without bias or agenda.
People must insist that there be journalists that are independent and free of obligation or limitations.
Digital media has made this process easier to examine.

17. Journalists must engage in “sense-making” activities using the most credible and reliable sources. (Journalists must GET IT RIGHT.)
Journalists must present information in a relevant and engaging manner without sensationalism, speculation (guessing what might happen next), and bias.
People must then sift through the information and reject anything that is unreliable.

18. Information requires verification in order to be effective.
Journalists have to find the most reliable source, ask the most important questions and present it in a way that is neither advocate nor adversary.
People must assume a critical-thinking mindset and analyze information presented to them “healthy skepticism.”

19. Information must flow free and give ALL citizens a voice
Journalists have an obligation to give a voice to those who are often ignored or marginalized.
People must be the watchdogs of this principle and ensure that all stories are being told.

20. Considering the source...
News Literacy
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