LibGuides: Disinformation and Fake News: Become a Literate News Consumer

How to Choose Your News -- TED Ed

How to Spot Fake News

Source: The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

Developing Your Skills

Center for News Literacy Located at Stony Brook University School of Journalism. The center is committed to teaching students how to use critical thinking skills to judge the reliability and credibility of news reports and news sources. It is the only center of its kind in the United States.
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Using start-up funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, since 2007 the Center has taught News Literacy to over 10,000 Stony Brook undergraduates across all academic disciplines.
How Reliable is Your News Source? Understanding Media Bias 2020 Helpful charts and sites rating MEDIA BIAS, demonstrating CURRENT EVENTS FROM 3 POINTS-OF-VIEW & showing how to FACT CHECK.
Is this source or information good? When you search for information, you're going to find lots of it... but is it good information? You will have to determine that for yourself, and the CRAAP Test can help. The CRAAP Test is a list of questions to help you evaluate the information you find. Different criteria will be more or less important depending on your situation or need.
News Literacy Project The News Literacy Project is a national education nonprofit offering nonpartisan, independent programs that teach students how to know what to believe in the digital age.
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http://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/NLP-Brochure-10-10-19-DIGITAL.pdf
The Science of Fake News This article how the rise of fake news highlights the erosion of long-standing institutional bulwarks against misinformation in the internet age.
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Science magazine has been at the center of important scientific discovery since its founding in 1880—with seed money from Thomas Edison. Today, Science continues to publish the very best in research across the sciences, with articles that consistently rank among the most cited in the world.
Six Principles of News Literacy Article that outlines the importance of being able to analyze and understand news stories you are exposed to.
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This article is part of American Society of News Editor's (ASNE) Youth Journalism Initiative launched in 2000. It is committed to helping students learn why news matters and acquire the skills needed to succeed as 21st-century citizens.
Why News Literacy Matters Article on the need to develop ones information literacy and information evaluation skills and importance of being news literate in the digital age.
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The author, Richard Hornik, is the director of Overseas Partnerships at the Center for News Literacy - Stony Brook University -State University of New York (SUNY)