Teaching News Literacy:An Introduction for Educators

The News Literacy Project

April 8, 2014

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Agenda

I. Opening – Peter Adams

II. Introduction to the News Literacy Project – Alan Miller

III.A Brief Case for News Literacy – Peter Adams

IV.News Judgment – Darragh Worland

V. News Analysis – Maureen Freeman

VI.Photo Fact-checking – Mary Owen

VII.Primary Sources in the Digital Age – Fernando Diaz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V94shlqPlSI

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Manipulated to Seem Raw

The popcorn cell phone video was a hoax produced by Cardo Systems, a maker of bluetooth headsets. Cardo has since pulled the video from YouTube.

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2008/06/bluetooth-compa/

http://www.snopes.com/science/cookegg.asp

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.m/webscout/2008/06/cell-phone-popc.html

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/11/ad-watchdog-sla.html