This short presentation gives a concise overview of the field of news literacy and makes the case for its inclusion as a vital skill for students in the 21st century.

1. The Case for News Literacy:
Why sorting fact from fiction
is a vital 21st century skill
Peter Adams
SVP for Educational Programs
April 8, 2014

4. “YouTube is becoming a major platform for viewing
news.”
-Pew Research Center,
2012

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33. News Literacy

34. News Literacy
Information

35. News Literacy
Information → Decisions

36. News Literacy
Information → Decisions → Actions

37. 84% of respondents say they are bombarded with
information “and would benefit from learning more
about how to gauge what news is trustworthy.”
-Cathy J. Cohen, Joseph Kahne,
2012

38. News Literacy
The critical thinking skills to be able to
consume and create credible
information across all media and all
platforms as students, consumers and
citizens.

39. The critical thinking skills to be able to
consume and create credible
information across all media and all
platforms as students, consumers and
citizens.
News Literacy

40. News Literacy
Credible Information?

41. News Literacy
Credible Information?
Documentation

42. News Literacy
Credible Information?
Sourcing
Documentation

43. News Literacy
Credible Information?
Documentation Transparency
Sourcing

44. News Literacy
Credible Information?
Sourcing
Documentation
Fairness
Transparency

45. News Literacy
Credible Information?
Sourcing
Documentation
Fairness
Independence
Transparency

46. News Literacy
Credible Information?
Sourcing
Documentation
Fairness
Independence
Pursuit of neutrality/
objectivity
Transparency

47. News Literacy
Credible Information?
Sourcing
Documentation
Fairness
Independence
Pursuit of neutrality/
objectivity
Created by?
Transparency

48. News Literacy
Credible Information?
Sourcing
Documentation
Fairness
Independence
Pursuit of neutrality/
objectivity
Created by?
Purpose?
Transparency

49. News Literacy
Credible Information?
Sourcing
Documentation
Fairness
Independence
Pursuit of neutrality/
objectivity
Created by?
Purpose?
Enough information?
Transparency

50. News Literacy
Credible Information?
Sourcing
Documentation
Fairness
Independence
Pursuit of neutrality/
objectivity
Created by?
Purpose?
Enough information?
Transparency

51. Why it Matters:
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52. Why it Matters:
If we arrive at a day when all information
is understood as equal—as a collection of
perspectives from hopelessly biased and
flawed contributors—we will have a
society in which there are no established
truths.
If we sacrifice the notion that at least
some things are demonstrably true, on
what common ground can we have

53. News Literacy Seeks To

54. • Demonstrate the value of journalistic standards
as a “credibility yardstick”
News Literacy Seeks To

55. • Demonstrate the value of journalistic standards
as a “credibility yardstick”
• Foster skepticism and challenge cynicism
News Literacy Seeks To

56. • Demonstrate the value of journalistic standards
as a “credibility yardstick”
• Foster skepticism and challenge cynicism
• Help youth make informed choices
News Literacy Seeks To

57. • Demonstrate the value of journalistic standards
as a “credibility yardstick”
• Foster skepticism and challenge cynicism
• Help youth make informed choices
• Highlight the role that a robust national
conversation has in a healthy democracy
News Literacy Seeks To

58. • Demonstrate the value of journalistic standards
as a “credibility yardstick”
• Foster skepticism and challenge cynicism
• Help youth make informed choices
• Highlight the role that a robust national
conversation has in a healthy democracy
• Give young people the skills (and confidence) to
be civically engaged
News Literacy Seeks To

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