🧵 For a list of exemplary, award-winning journalism, follow this thread 👇🏾 #Pulitzer #Journalism

🏀 Have you seen any unusual clips of LeBron James on social lately? Careful! The same AI tech used to generate these funny deepfakes might also be a tool used by propagandists ahead of the #2024Elections 🎞 New TikTok: tiktok.com/@newslitprojec…

#NewsLiteracy starts with understanding the type of content you're consuming. Is it news? Opinion? Propaganda? Or entertainment? Taking a minute to consider a post's purpose will help you determine its validity ⤵️

NLP’s Pamela Brunskill has 3️⃣ tips to help students (and adults!) sort fact from fiction after Saturday’s #AssassinationAttempt: 💡Learn why conspiracies spread 💡Ask for evidence 💡Know that images can be manipulated 🔗 Alyson Klein for Education Week: edweek.org/teaching-learn…

As the #Olympics begin, remember that the big-event nature of the Games will likely spur viral falsehoods. If a huge claim appears on your timeline: 1 - Pause before sharing. 2 - Check your emotions. Is it confirming a belief you already have? 👇🏾 3 - Open a new tab to verify.

Raise your hand if your algorithm knows you better than yourself 🙋🏾 Algorithms seemingly follow us everywhere, even though we can't see them … usually 🪄 Our revamped #Checkology lesson "Introduction to Algorithms," featuring the character Algo, is coming Aug. 1! 👀

#Educators: On the heels of today's big announcement, we're also hiring in Los Angeles! 🚨 We are seeking a Senior Manager, District Fellowship who can support our #California fellowships. 🔗 Learn more / apply / share: bit.ly/FellowshipNLPCA

Educators: Join us next week for a webinar led by NLP's Dr. Brittney Smith & Find me on Bluesky @susanmini.bsky.social! They'll help you build a foundation for teaching news literacy this fall. 🔗 Register for FREE: bit.ly/Aug21NLP2024 #BackToSchool2024

🚨 NEW, timely resource: NLP's Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024 💡 This tool collects examples of viral election-related rumors, bringing trends into focus & empowering you to identify & resist falsehoods. 📌 Bookmark: misinfodashboard.newslit.org #Election2024

#Educators: Join us in partnership with KQED 1️⃣ week from today for a free workshop on helping students understand the role of editorial cartoons within the info landscape! Sign up: bit.ly/24Sept2024

AI has led to a "prevailing belief that it is impossible to determine if anything is real," writes NLP's Dan Evon. But how prevalent has AI-generated #misinformation been this election season? Looking at our data, the answer may surprise you. bit.ly/IsItAINLP

Regardless of age, teens struggle to distinguish between different types of information. Learn more: newslit.org/news-literacy-…

🚨 According to our 2024 teen survey, 94% of teens want media literacy instruction. During the last school year, only 39% had any. ❤️ Help us bridge that gap TODAY: newslit.org/donate ➕ All donations will be doubled & new donor gifts tripled thanks to a generous match!

#GivingTuesday: Will you donate to The News Literacy Project? Proud to work for this nonpartisan education nonprofit. Its mission is to ensure all students are skilled in news literacy & can evaluate the credibility of news & other information before HS graduation. newslit.org/donate

🤣 Memes can be funny! But they aren't news... 👍 The number of likes a post has doesn't mean it's legit. Here are 7 basic tips for staying sharp as you scroll. 🔗 Download the infographic: bit.ly/7tipsNLP #MediaLiteracy

📢 On Feb. 8 we are co-hosting a virtual #NewsLiteracy conference, "Promoting Literacy and Critical Thinking in a Convoluted World," with Jeffrey Wilhelm & the Boise State University Writing Project! ✨ Come to be inspired, share ideas & network! 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/LiteracyForEdu…

Good Daily, which operates in 47 states and 355 towns and cities across the U.S., is run by one person. buff.ly/40PZCK8

📢 National #NewsLiteracyWeek in partnership with The E.W. Scripps Co. & USA TODAY begins TODAY! ✨ Whether you're an educator or not, you can make a difference in young people's lives by empowering them to identify credible info. 🔗 Get involved & share: newsliteracyweek.org

Google told Indicator it has referred the Pakistan-based network to the DOJ, and TrustPilot deleted reviews after we reached out indicator.media/p/fake-reviews…

ATTENTION: The News Literacy Project is in 1st place to win an Anthem Community Voice Award! 👏 Rally the troops to celebrate now!: celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting?u… #AnthemAwards