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What is News Literacy?
The ability to determine the credibility of news
and other content, to identify different types
of information, and to use the standards of
authoritative, fact-based journalism to determine
what to trust, share and act on.
Our Mission
The News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan national
education nonprofit, provides programs and
resources for educators and the public to teach,
learn and share the abilities needed to be smart,
active consumers of news and information and equal
and engaged participants in a democracy.
Our Vision
News literacy is embedded in the American
education experience, and people of all ages and
backgrounds know how to identify credible news
and other information, empowering them to have an
equal opportunity to participate in the civic life of
their communities and the country.
Our Goal
By 2022, the News Literacy Project will build a
community of 20,000 educators who, using NLP
programs and resources, will teach news literacy
skills to 3 million middle and high school students
each year. NLP will also lead efforts to increase
public awareness of news literacy and to equip
people of all ages with the ability to discern fact
from fiction.
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