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National News Literacy Week encourages teens to develop healthy online habits
Sixth annual event presented by News Literacy Project, The E.W. Scripps Company and USA TODAY WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The sixth annual
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[{"type":"text","content":"Sixth annual event presented by News Literacy Project, The E.W. Scripps Company and USA TODAY\nWASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The sixth annual National News Literacy Week, Feb. 3-7, will put a spotlight on the urgent need to teach students how to find credible information. The week encourages educators to teach critical thinking skills, so students learn to recognize standards-based journalism, and know what information and sources to trust.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nTeens are living in the most complex information landscape in history and are struggling to separate fact from fiction online and in their social media feeds, according to a recent study by the News Literacy Project. It found that most teens who encounter conspiracy theories online are inclined to believe them (81%). Few could tell the difference between sponsored content, opinion journalism and paid ads. Meanwhile, teens overwhelmingly reported wanting to learn media literacy in school, which the study found was associated with healthy online habits like fact-checking a social media post before sharing.\n\"Teaching young people to be news-literate empowers them to confidently navigate our information-saturated world,\" said Charles Salter, President and CEO of the News Literacy Project. \"At a time when students are spending hours each day consuming social media and other information, often through their phones, it's imperative that young people learn how they are being influenced so they can make informed decisions about their lives.\"\nNational News Literacy Week is co-presented by the News Literacy Project, a national nonpartisan education nonprofit and the nation's leading provider of news literacy resources; The E.W. Scripps Company, a diversified media company and one of the nation's largest local TV news organizations; and USA TODAY, owned by Gannett, whose expansive reach at the national and local level is dedicated to empowering and enriching communities.\nScripps was a co-founder of National News Literacy Week. Gannett joined this year as a presenting partner.\n\"Today's bewildering information and content landscape requires careful navigation in order for Americans to be thoughtful news consumers,\" said Scripps President and CEO Adam Symson. \"Scripps, its nationwide group of local news stations and our national news outlet Scripps News are p...