The International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ) Disarming Disinformation initiative is a three-year program, supported by the Scripps Howard Foundation, that aims to slow the spread of disinformation ...

The rise of the internet and social media makes it easier than ever to access information — and that includes information that’s false or misleading. Add to that increasing political polarization, ...

The question of what becomes of journalism in the age of mass media, in which anyone with an Internet connection can be their own publisher and reach a potential audience of billions with a single ...

The International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ) Disarming Disinformation initiative is a three-year program, supported by the Scripps Howard Fund, that aims to slow the spread of disinformation ...

The Show Me State is poised to let a handful of public schools figure out the dos and don’ts of teaching digital media literacy. Missouri state Legislature House and Senate bills calling for a “media ...

Penn State experts Prof. Matt Jordan and Prof. Kelley Cotter discuss media literacy. Host Bill Hallman is joined by Penn State experts Prof. Matt Jordan and Prof. Kelley Cotter as they discuss what ...

Social media use has exploded over the past two decades while traditional media institutions have been diminished. The same social media sites and apps that we use to share pictures with our friends ...

From sensationalism, to bias, to flat-out false information, there are many ways the consumer can be bamboozled in the age of online and televised media. We are constantly bombarded with mediated ...

On the afternoon of May 10, the First Amendment Coalition, Future Tense, and New America’s Education Policy Program and Open Technology Institute will host “Fact or Fiction: What Will It Take to ...

The Stanford Graduate School of Education recently released a research report that presents worrisome findings about students’ abilities to discern fact from fiction and opinion. This report is ...

Because of developments in artificial intelligence and the rapidly changing media landscape, BYU communications professor Pamela Brubaker says media literacy skills are becoming increasingly crucial ...

It’s pretty much an axiom among history teachers: Don’t put your thumb on the scale when discussing political current events with K-12 students. Make sure all students feel safe voicing their opinions ...