Tag: News Literacy

Media organizations often use words like “balance” and “fairness.” They want to say that they are reporting without showing favoritism or making judgments. Balance simply means giving equal time to…

In this lesson, we present seven steps to help you judge the quality of news reporting: Step One: Main Points Be able to recognize and re-state the main points of…

Let’s examine the verification process a little closer. Becoming a literate news consumer requires us to be able to identify legitimate journalism. Legitimate journalism seeks truth. But how do we…

What is legitimate journalism? It is news that has been verified by an independent organization that is accountable for the information. Verification, independence and accountability are the characteristics of quality…

Information is an important part of our society. People depend on it to guide them through a complex world. The invention of movable type in 15th century Europe revolutionized the…