LibGuides: Media Literacy & News: More Resources

Online Resources

Newspapers and Popular Magazines

New York Times Online This link opens in a new window
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AllSides - About us: The AllSides Mission: Free people from filter bubbles so they can better understand the world — and each other.
FactCheck.Org - Abour us: We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.
Media Bias Fact Check
NPR Politics Fact Check
PolitiFact - About us: Fact-checking journalism is the heart of PolitiFact. Our core principles are independence, transparency, fairness, thorough reporting and clear writing.
Snopes - About us: When misinformation obscures the truth and readers don’t know what to trust, Snopes’ fact-checking and original investigative reporting lights the way to evidence-based and contextualized analysis.
Washington Post Fact Checker

Articles & Documents

Guides from other Colleges

Center for News Literacy The Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University is committed to teaching students how to use critical thinking skills to judge the reliability and credibility of news reports and news sources. The Digital Resource Center includes curriculum, lectures, and exercises. The Center also created a free Coursera News Literacy Online Course.
News Literacy Project The News Literacy Project is a national education nonprofit offering nonpartisan, independent programs that teach students how to know what to believe in the digital age.
Project Information Literacy Project Information Literacy (PIL) is a nonprofit research institute that conducts scholarly studies about students and how they find, evaluate, and select information for use in their courses and for solving information problems in everyday life.

These books are available through interlibrary loan. Please, use the green bottom to request them.

The Anatomy of Fake News by Nolan Higdon
ISBN: 9780520347878
Publication Date: 2020-08-04
How to Win the War on Truth by Samuel C. Spitale "Essential reading for today's climate."-Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath meets Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe in this illustrated guide to navigating today's post-truth landscape, filled with examples of modern-day propaganda campaigns. We're bombarded with information like never before. Some of it's true, some of it's spin, and some of it's flat-out fake news. And that's by design. Propaganda helps governments and corporations sell us products, lifestyles, and ideas. Sometimes the agenda is harmless, but other times it's destructive, and it's not always easy to spot the difference. Whether you want to be informed on the issues or debunk misinformation wherever you encounter it, How to Win the War on Truth is here to help. You'll learn- .The history of propaganda, from Edward Bernays to Fox News .Why simple messages are so powerful .Who profits from propaganda .How propaganda is manufactured and delivered directly to you .How to find the truth for yourself Filled with cleverly illustrated real-world examples of propaganda in all its forms, How to Win the War on Truth will help you see the world with clear eyes for the first time. Because when it comes to preserving democracy and fighting for our rights, it's essential that we do.
Call Number: Interlibrary Loan
ISBN: 9781683693086
Publication Date: 2022-10-25
Information Literacy and Social Media by Michele Santamaria; Nicole Pfannenstiel
ISBN: 9798892555456
Publication Date: 2024-08-19
Media Smart by Joanna M. Burkhardt
ISBN: 9781783305087
Publication Date: 2022-07-19

Web Literacy for Student Fact-checkers
OER textbook created by Mike Caulfield
Check, Please! Starter Course
Three hour online course created by Mike Caulfield.