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Daily Video January 09 2019

Lesson plan: Trump's government shutdown speech through a media literacy lens
In this NewsHour lesson plan, students will analyze President Trump's primetime speech about immigration and the government shutdown.
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Daily News Lesson May 22 2018

Santa Fe study guide: Have school shootings become part of American culture?
Learn about the lives of the eight students and two teachers killed in the school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas on Friday, May 18th.
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Daily News Lesson May 06 2018

Who, what, when, where, why do hyperpartisan news sites exist?
Video summary PBS NewsHour's four-part series on "Junk News" explores who is behind creating…
Myeshia Johnson, wife of U.S. Army Sergeant La David Johnson, who was among four special forces soldiers killed in Niger, kisses his coffin at a graveside service in Hollywood
Daily Video October 25 2017

How Gold Star families became a political issue
In this NewsHour Extra lesson, students learn about the controversy surrounding a condolence call made by President Trump to a Gold Star widow, Myeshia Johnson.
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Daily Video July 13 2017

Media literacy and the problem with the term 'fake news'
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Take a look at one or more of these short videos on media literacy. The …
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Daily Video June 07 2017

Telling fact from fiction amidst media bombardment
Sometimes news is labeled as "fake" because the reader dislikes it or it contradicts their beliefs. However, fake news is when the news information as well as the news organization itself may intentionally be completely fabricated.
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Daily Video May 26 2017

How fake news about a DNC staffer's murder buoyed conspiracies
The murder of Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich in July 2016 has led to a conspiracy theory based on unfounded claims linking Rich to WikiLeaks.
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Daily Video December 20 2016

Facebook and others create ways to flag fake news
In response to the issue of fake news articles being shared on their platform, Facebook has launched several new tools to identify and block these sources.
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Lesson Plan December 13 2016

How to teach your students about fake news
Fake news is making news, and it's a problem. This lesson gives students media literacy skills they need to navigate the media, including how to spot fake news.
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Daily Video December 12 2016

Fake news websites lead to real life dangers such as 'Pizzagate'
Concern over the spread of fake news has grown since the election, when a number of false reports were circulated widely through social media.
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