CONTINUING EDUCATION
Below are some organizations for continuing education on misinformation and news/media literacy .
︎︎︎First Draft News
First Draft News works to empower people with knowledge and tools to build resilience against harmful, false and misleading information.
︎︎︎News Literacy Project A nonpartisan national education nonprofit, which provides programs and resources for educators and the public to teach and learn and share the abilities needed to be smart, active consumers of news and information and equal and engaged participants in a democracy.
︎︎︎Center for Media Literacy The Center for Media Literacy provides an array of media literacy services aimed at both parents and youth. Founded in 1989, CML provides evidence-based media literacy curricula, a digital Reading Room, lists of best practices and cases for understanding media in the modern age, and various other resources.
︎︎︎Media Bias/Fact Check Media Bias/Fact Check is billed as “the most comprehensive media bias resource on the internet”. Features of the site include a Pseudoscience Dictionary, an ever-growing list of more than 3,500 media sources (monitored for veracity by MBFC), and examinations of specific forms of bias. It categorizes news sources based on the sort of bias they tend to present (left-center, right-center, etc.).
︎︎︎International Fact-checking Network at Poynter The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at Poynter has been a champion for the best practices and exchanges of fact-based information since it was established in 2015. Today, the IFCN is a global leader in fact-checking excellence, providing more than 100 operations around the world.
First Draft News works to empower people with knowledge and tools to build resilience against harmful, false and misleading information.
︎︎︎News Literacy Project A nonpartisan national education nonprofit, which provides programs and resources for educators and the public to teach and learn and share the abilities needed to be smart, active consumers of news and information and equal and engaged participants in a democracy.
︎︎︎Center for Media Literacy The Center for Media Literacy provides an array of media literacy services aimed at both parents and youth. Founded in 1989, CML provides evidence-based media literacy curricula, a digital Reading Room, lists of best practices and cases for understanding media in the modern age, and various other resources.
︎︎︎Media Bias/Fact Check Media Bias/Fact Check is billed as “the most comprehensive media bias resource on the internet”. Features of the site include a Pseudoscience Dictionary, an ever-growing list of more than 3,500 media sources (monitored for veracity by MBFC), and examinations of specific forms of bias. It categorizes news sources based on the sort of bias they tend to present (left-center, right-center, etc.).
︎︎︎International Fact-checking Network at Poynter The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at Poynter has been a champion for the best practices and exchanges of fact-based information since it was established in 2015. Today, the IFCN is a global leader in fact-checking excellence, providing more than 100 operations around the world.