Articles on News literacy

January 7, 2020

Why media education in schools needs to be about much more than ‘fake news’

Frances Yeoman, Liverpool John Moores University and Kate Morris, Goldsmiths, University of London

Only 2% of children have the skills needed to identify a credible news story.

November 20, 2019

Seth Ashley, Boise State University

The effective teaching of news literacy needs to go beyond simple fact-checking, a journalism professor argues.

December 8, 2017

Beth Hewitt, University of Salford

It's not always easy to tell when someone's out to fool you on the internet, but there are some simple tools you can use.

Seth Ashley
Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Boise State University
Beth Hewitt
Creative Director - School of Arts and Media, University of Salford
Frances Yeoman
Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Liverpool John Moores University
Kate Morris
Lecturer in Journalism, Goldsmiths, University of London