When Illinois high schoolers go back to school this month, they'll have new coursework that lawmakers and Stanford researchers hope will prepare students to better detect misinformation and search for ...

It’s happening in Illinois and Delaware. And in Texas, New Jersey and California. These are among the states that have passed laws requiring some level of media literacy instruction in their schools.

Understanding media is one of the most valuable and practical abilities students today need to learn. Critical-thinking skills have always been important for evaluating the accuracy and the import of ...

Millions of Americans now turn to social media for news, at least sometimes, and it’s clear that much of the “news” they consume is not journalism. Misinformation is endemic to social media platforms, ...

As “fake news” proliferates and heated political debates rage online, more teachers are turning to media literacy to help their students make sense of how information is created and distributed today.

An overwhelming majority of teenagers—84% percent—have a dismal view of the news media, according to a report released Nov. 6 ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The News Literacy Project (NLP), the nation’s leading provider of news literacy education resources for students, today announced a three year, $1.15 million grant from ...

Millions of Americans now turn to social media for news, at least sometimes, and it’s clear that much of the “news” that they consume is not journalism. Misinformation is endemic to social media ...

This story was originally produced by the New Hampshire Bulletin, an independent local newsroom that allows NHPR and other outlets to republish its reporting. When students at Stevens High School in ...

New Jersey is poised to become the first state to mandate media literacy instruction for all students, beginning in kindergarten. Credit: Jayk7/Getty Images The Hechinger Report covers one topic: ...

Mary McVee is an expert on literacy, culture and narrative, which involves the use of storytelling as a tool for conducting research in the field of education. She can speak to the media about issues ...