Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-20-2019
Abstract
When it comes to news literacy, schools often emphasize fact-checking and hoax-spotting. But as I argue in my new book, schools must go deeper with how they teach the subject if they want to help students thrive in a democratic society.
As a new poll shows that Americans struggle to know if the information they find online is true, news literacy remains essential in student education.
Separating fact from fiction is a vital skill for civic engagement, but students can be good fact-checkers only if they have a broader understanding of how news and information are produced and consumed in the digital age. Here are five questions students should be taught to ask.
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Ashley, Seth. (2019). "Beyond Fact-Checking: 5 Things Schools Should Do to Foster News Literacy". The Conversation, .