1/ Introducing NLP for the public!

Beginning today, we are offering more free #NewsLiteracy tools for everyone — not just students.
- #Checkology lessons
- resources for fact-checking
- a podcast, "Is That a Fact?"
- a weekly newsletter & more http://bit.ly/NewsLitEveryone 
Free news literacy resources for the public — News Literacy Project

To meet the need for news literacy among people of all ages, the News Literacy Project is unveiling free tools and resources for the public.

http://bit.ly/NewsLitEveryone
2/ This expansion comes in response to the growing crisis of false information in America.

“We believe misinformation & a lack of news literacy skills & knowledge pose an existential threat to our democracy,” said founder and CEO @alanmillerNLP

#NewsLiteracy
3/ #Checkology offerings include foundational lessons about topics like misinformation, & teach users how to ID credible information, seek out reliable sources, understand media biases, & apply critical thinking skills to differentiate fact-based content from falsehoods.
3/ #Checkology offerings include foundational lessons about topics like misinformation, & teach users how to ID credible information, seek out reliable sources, understand media biases, & apply critical thinking skills to differentiate fact-based content from falsehoods.
3/ #Checkology offerings include foundational lessons about topics like misinformation, & teach users how to ID credible information, seek out reliable sources, understand media biases, & apply critical thinking skills to differentiate fact-based content from falsehoods.
3/ #Checkology offerings include foundational lessons about topics like misinformation, & teach users how to ID credible information, seek out reliable sources, understand media biases, & apply critical thinking skills to differentiate fact-based content from falsehoods.
3/ #Checkology offerings include foundational lessons about topics like misinformation, & teach users how to ID credible information, seek out reliable sources, understand media biases, & apply critical thinking skills to differentiate fact-based content from falsehoods.
4/ Our podcast features experts — such as @BrendanNyhan, the 1st episode’s guest — who address the question, “How can American democracy survive & thrive in our toxic information environment?” It will seek to help listeners understand how they can become part of the solution.
5/ Future segments in the 10-episode season, hosted by NLP's @darworland, will drop every Wednesday. Episodes will be available on http://newslit.org  & various podcasting platforms. Subscribe!

#NewsLiteracy
#IsThatAFact
News Literacy Project

The News Literacy Project works with educators and journalists to give students the skills they need to discern fact from fiction and to know what to trust.

http://newslit.org
6/ Starting 9/22 we'll begin publishing a free weekly newsletter, Get Smart About News. Adapted from The Sift®, it will highlight & debunk timely examples of the most widespread rumors, hoaxes & conspiracy theories to help readers navigate today’s complex information landscape.
You can follow @NewsLitProject.
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