ST. LOUIS — While living in a time where fake news has become normal, a necessary skill that citizens must have is media literacy. As the featured speaker for Media Literacy week hosted by Gateway Media Literacy Partners, Peter Adams, senior vice-president of the News Literacy Project said not preparing students to navigate the complex information landscape is civically … [Read more...] about News Literacy Project’s Peter Adams on how to fight fake news
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Illinois newspaper’s unique fact-checking initiative
A community newspaper in Forest Park, Illinois, launched a unique fact-checking initiative during the recent midterm election season, inviting readers to send campaign mailers to its journalists to check for accuracy. Readers sent in nine mailers from various groups such as the Forest Park Chamber of Commerce & Development. Many of the mailers were referendums relating … [Read more...] about Illinois newspaper’s unique fact-checking initiative
Midwest J Schools don’t see Trump bump
Journalism schools in the Midwest are not necessarily seeing the same bump in enrollment from President Trump’s war on the media as their counterparts closer to the nation’s capital. The Washington Post reported in September that Trump appeared to be “giving a jolt to journalism schools that in recent years struggled to cope with industry contractions.” The Post highlighted … [Read more...] about Midwest J Schools don’t see Trump bump
From stories of hope to the massacre in Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood
Opinion WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last Saturday, student journalists at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting told stories from around the globe about religious persecution, sex trafficking and the hopes and dreams of refugees and migrants hunting for a better life across an ocean, or gulf or invisible national border. They were hopes sometimes realized in the prosperous life of … [Read more...] about From stories of hope to the massacre in Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood
The contrasting national, local and pro-Trump media perspectives of Trump’s rally in southern Illinois
Analysis For the first time in 23 years, southern Illinois was paid a visit by the President of The United States of America on Saturday, October 27. Thousands of people came from across the Heartland to see President Donald Trump as he spoke at the Southern Illinois Airport in Murphysboro, Illinois. The previous president to come to the area was former President Bill … [Read more...] about The contrasting national, local and pro-Trump media perspectives of Trump’s rally in southern Illinois
