Media Literacy Guide: Home

In order to be good citizens we need to know what is happening in our government, cities, schools, etc. We get that information from many sources: newspapers, television and radio, social media and from our family and friends.  Knowing when the news is reliable and true can be difficult. 

Choose from the top tabs or click on the page links below:

• How to evaluate what you read or hear
• Fake news: what it is and why it matters
• Sources for fact checking
• Journalism standards for newspapers and news media
• Evidence-based science news
• Social media and how we get the news