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News Literacy Introduction: News Through Time |
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Literacy Introduction: News Through Time
The VOA Learning English's News Literacy series is based
on the course at the Center for News Literacy at Stony
Brook University. For more information on how to become
a news literate citizen, go to
Center for News Literacy.
The lesson includes a video program, the text for the
video
program, and a words in this story section. |
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News Literacy Introduction: News Through Time
Watch the video program about this lesson.
Then read the text and the words in this story section. |
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News Literacy Introduction: News
Through Time |
Today we are at the Newseum in Washington D.C. – where
the history of free expression is explained and
defended.
The first printing presses arrived in the United States
in the mid-1600s, marking an important step in the
history of America’s free press.
A free press is important in democratic society. It
allows citizens to speak freely and criticize the
country's leaders without fear. Some journalists have
even lost their lives for that right.
But, it can also lead to news that is false. Last year,
a fake news story about a Washington pizza restaurant
went viral, causing a gunman to open fire at the
business.
One of the most common terms we hear today is “fake
news.” The public and politicians use it to talk about
the news reports they do not think are accurate.
While people have paid much attention to the term in
recent years, the problem is not new. False news reports
have been around since modern journalism started.
Today, information moves around us in many forms, every
hour of every day. Even if we do not seek out news on
our own, we often receive it anyway, instantly, on our
phones.
So how can we manage this mountain of information so
that fake news does not mislead us?
We believe this requires news literacy. News literacy is
the ability to use critical thinking skills to judge
news reports. Are they credible? Can you rely on the
reports to be true?
We use real media examples to teach useful skills and
methods to recognize journalism over other kinds of
information. We examine the differences between facts
and what people report in the media as truth.
The course provides tools to identify real and reliable
news sources. And, it demonstrates ways to separate news
from opinion.
Professors at Stony Brook University in New York created
the News Literacy education program. We will share it
with you in simple English on VOA Learning English.
The need for news literacy is possibly greater now than
ever before. Learning this important skill can give us
the power to take full control of our own search for the
truth.
Because as we’ve seen many times before, some news
presented as truth can actually turn out to be
completely false.
This lesson is based on the News Literacy course at the
Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University. For
more information on how to become a news literate
citizen, go to The Center for News Literacy. |
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