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Citizen Journalism and the Peter Parker Principle, a guest post by Hilde Lysiak
Today, anyone with a phone, curiosity, and a story to tell can become a journalist. And this is a progress because it empowers the people and takes a wrecking ball to the days when a few “leaders” in fancy suits decided what information we had access to.
News Literacy: Not Just Another Education Buzzword, a guest post by Jamie Gregory
Young people need to learn how to navigate the rapidly-evolving information landscape. Here are some ideas to implement, because #FactsMatter.
YA A to Z: “Fake News” and Disinformation, a guest post by Diana Rodriguez Wallach
Today for YA A to Z author Diana Rodriguez Wallach is talking with us about disinformation and “fake news”. I’m often asked, “What sort of research did you do for your novel?” For me, that’s a loaded question. The Anastasia Phoenix series is set around the world, so I traveled overseas to Italy, England, and […]
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Teaching Teens Media Literacy 101
In this post election season there has been a lot of focus on how fake and biased media influenced the election. It’s staggering to realize how much of an influence it has had. So yesterday I felt compelled to tweet to my teen (and adult followers) some tips for helping to examine the news and […]
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