News Literacy Educator Spotlight: Uyen Diep
Q: Uyen, would you start by telling a little bit about your experience in journalism in Asia and what inspired you to pursue graduate school? A: I have been working as a journalist for almost 7 years covering, initially, education and youth news, and now international affairs, mostly via video production. I was a Singapore- […]
News Literacy Educator Spotlight: Dr. Uma Pandey, Kolkata, India
Dr. Uma Shankar Pandey is an Associate Professor teaching media literacy at Surendranath College for Women. His research explores topics such as the evaluation of new media literacy, journalistic identity, and media credibility. Lately he has explored the intersections of digital technology and media communication, including a fascinating study on search engine promotion of electronic […]
News Literacy Educator Spotlight: Mamuka Saparidze, Batumi, Georgia
In Western Georgia, settled along the Black sea, Mamuka Saparidze is teaching citizens in his hometown of Batumi to be more savvy media consumers. Mamuka is the coordinator for programming and outreach at the American Corner Batumi, which supports a number of education initiatives including media and information literacy. Mamuka attended the 2017 news literacy […]
Resources
We’ve prepared the following list of resources for news consumers and News Literacy educators. Center for News Literacy Resources Digital Resource Center News Literacy course pack with lessons from our undergraduate course Making Sense of the News free online course Voice of America News Literacy Education Fact-checkers Lead Stories Fact Check Poynter Fact-Checking […]
News Literacy in the age of Coronavirus
The Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University has prepared a self-contained lesson on how students can judge the reliability of news and information about the coronavirus pandemic. This powerpoint presentation is adaptable for middle school and high school students and is suitable for online platforms. The lesson also includes possible exercises and a […]