Christina Veiga

Hype woman @NewsLitProject. Education/local news enthusiast. Priors: @MiamiHerald and @ChalkbeatNY. Opinions mine.

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👀 Today's news literacy standard: Expressing & exercising civic responsibility by seeking, sharing & producing credible info as effective participants in a democracy.

🔗 Resources & tips: https://t.co/tRuUHowX9Q

Download the poster: https://t.co/SuZrBYtQ4b

#NewsLiteracyWeek

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📰 Join us in 2 weeks!
During National #NewsLiteracyWeek & in the leadup to the Super Bowl, we're hosting a webinar with investigative journalist @jmlaskas.

Laskas will discuss her reporting that led to broad awareness about brain injuries related to 🏈: https://t.co/Kvo5I7Aqmg

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🏈 In 2009, it was not public knowledge that playing football can lead to brain injuries until a groundbreaking piece of watchdog journalism.

On Feb. 6, join us for a conversation with the reporter, @jmlaskas, who broke the story.

🔗 https://t.co/IVAGpx3MGx

#NewsLiteracyWeek

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❌ NO: The $770 payment CA wildfire victims are getting from FEMA for urgent needs is not the only help the government is providing to combat the wildfires & aid in recovery.

🔗 Misinfo about federal aid after such disasters follows recognizable patterns: https://t.co/VmhyHXnlRw

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Why did #Meta start working with fact-checkers & what was their approach?

🎞 Here's what you can do to steer clear of misinformation regardless of whether fact-checkers are around to help.

#NewsLiteracy

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Sophie, one of Cynthia Sandler's students in North Salem, NY, has learned to question what she sees online & share her knowledge with others.

🚩 “It’s definitely fake. I would go & check that," she responded to a falsehood her older brothers shared.

https://t.co/hiIxr23u8C

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🚨 When something occurs that drives speculation & authoritative sources don’t provide immediate answers, bad actors exploit the gap in credible info with falsehoods.

That's what has happened with the #drone story in NJ & nearby states.

#RumorGuard post: https://t.co/JwrSEg4PSD

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📅 National News Literacy Week is Feb. 3-7!

ℹ️ The week highlights the importance of helping students more skillfully navigate today’s info landscape.

🔨 We’re offering a free activity planner with suggested virtual lessons & infographics.

📌 Bookmark: https://t.co/HutUPIwuww

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"I think it's the most important thing that students should be learning right now." - North Salem, NY, educator Cynthia Sandler: https://t.co/WqymwQq2hu

TODAY, bring #MediaLiteracy to more classrooms like Sandler's. New donor gifts tripled!

👉🏾 Donate: https://t.co/cBtLVxACMo

[Abby D. Phillip @abbydphillip]

This Giving Tuesday, please consider a gift to the @NewsLitProject which is providing education to young people about how to navigate this challenging media landscape. Your gifts will be MATCHED if you give today. https://t.co/rpgGTISmTO

[CBS Mornings @CBSMornings]

The News Literacy Project found 80% of teens have seen conspiracy theories online — and 80% of those teens say they believe at least one theory.

At a New York school, students are learning how to spot fact from fiction.

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"It is about asking questions. It is about critical thinking. It is about teaching students & people how to think & not what to think." - Educator Cynthia Sandler on #NewsLiteracy

Check out this @CBSMornings story from Sandler's classroom ⤵️

https://t.co/i59qC3Dh3p

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🚨 According to our 2024 teen survey, 94% of teens want media literacy instruction. During the last school year, only 39% had any.

❤️ Help us bridge that gap TODAY: https://t.co/vFleBGPC84

➕ All donations will be doubled & new donor gifts tripled thanks to a generous match!

[Pamela Brunskill @PamelaBrunskill]

#GivingTuesday: Will you donate to @NewsLitProject? Proud to work for this nonpartisan education nonprofit. Its mission is to ensure all students are skilled in news literacy & can evaluate the credibility of news & other information before HS graduation. https://t.co/lU9eCdLgJB

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It doesn't matter what you teach; #NewsLiteracy is important. Just ask environmental engineering educator Kelly Melendez Loaiza:

“Every little piece they learn about media literacy is another piece of the puzzle in understanding the world,” she says.

https://t.co/z3T3M3znM8

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We teamed up with @Seana_Davis of @LogicallyFacts on this recap of 6️⃣ viral falsehoods about the presidential election that focuses on these specific types of #misinformation:

- fabricated content
- manipulated content
- tricks of context

Check it out: https://t.co/lQ3c1N0LrR

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2/ 🤔 As we wrap up the dashboard, here are some news literacy lessons it provided:

- Lies spread faster than truth
- AI still looms as a threat
- Even fake popularity matters
- Fitness for office falsehoods grew

Our last Track the Trends post: https://t.co/GGsTAOX7dY

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1/ 📈 Over the past few months, our Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024 has tracked & categorized nearly 950 falsehoods related to the presidential election.

💡 All of the #misinformation can be debunked, using basic news literacy skills & habits.

https://t.co/GGsTAOX7dY

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🧵 News literacy in action: This thread shows 4 major wins from the 2023-2024 school year made possible by our donor community + 2 short student video clips illustrating our impact 👇🏾

#NewsLiteracy