NLP Brochure - Manual / Resource - Page 2
What is
News Literacy?
Any comprehensive media literacy
program must start with news
literacy, an essential foundation of
the discipline that:
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Seeks to teach students how to think
about the news and information they
consume, not what to think.
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Places an emphasis on developing a
healthy skepticism about news and
information, without becoming cynical.
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Is committed to the First Amendment
and the conviction that a free press is a
cornerstone of democracy.
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Demonstrates a nonpartisan focus on
speci昀椀c, clear learning standards.
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Is a fundamental component of any
comprehensive civics program.
Our Mission
The News Literacy Project advances
the development and teaching of
news literacy in K-12 education.
Our Vision
All students in the United States are skilled
in news literacy before they graduate
high school, giving them the knowledge
and ability to participate in civic society
as well-informed, critical thinkers.
The value of our work is illustrated by
the bipartisan support it garners:
“[NLP is doing] great work ...
building new tools to help people
separate fact from 昀椀ction.”
— Former President Barack Obama,
in an April 2022 speech at Stanford
University on the threat of disinformation
NLP is the nation’s
leading provider of
news literacy education.
“[NLP is] dedicated to making
students smart, active consumers
of news and information."
— Former President George W. Bush's
Secretary of Education Margaret
Spellings, in a USA Today op-ed in
December 2021
