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Tag: "news-media-literacy"

Daily Video August 30 2017

How media literacy helps you talk about Hurricane Harvey with your students

Students will have many questions and concerns about Hurricane Harvey in the coming days. Use this PBS lesson to help you discuss the effects of extreme weather events with your students and helpful media literacy tools when it comes to media coverage of the hurricane.

Daily Video August 17 2017

The role of media literacy in teaching your students about Charlottesville

Use this PBS NewsHour video and discussion questions to teach your students about the events in Charlottesville. Extension activities include the history of Confederate monuments and the debate as to whether or not the statues should remain standing.

Daily Video August 08 2017

Invasive parakeets threaten Hawaii's ecosystem

Rose-ringed parakeets have multiplied by the thousands on the Hawaiian island of Kauai since the 1960s, when a few parakeets kept as pets escaped. The birds have since caused problems by damaging native plants and farm crops.

Daily Video July 20 2017

America's National Parks: Lessons in STEM from early Native Americans

America the Beautiful is a video series produced by PBS Student Reporting Labs in celebration of the U.S. National Park Service's 100-year anniversary in 2016

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 …

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.

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.

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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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.

Daily Video December 08 2016

Trump uses Twitter to bypass media

President-elect Donald Trump continues to bypass the mainstream media by communicating with the public directly rather than using more traditional outlets.

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