News Literacy...What is it?
News literacy is the ability to recognize and criticize news, articles, and other information from fact, opinion, and multiple perspectives that we may encounter when we use or create media. News literacy can be taught across all subjects like math, language arts, or history in all grade levels. Because of the digital age, it has become harder to determine the credibility of media. Anyone can use Photoshop to create a bizarre image
Critical Current #2
#1. People are saying that the polls are rigged, but others say otherwise because the polls aren't collected to the internet.
#2. Pope Francis' decides not to support women priests, saying that it clearly says, no women are allowed to be priests.
#3. The Paris migrant crisis, thousands of people camping at the metro station in Paris.
#4. James Comey, the director of the FBI, revisits the Hillary Clinton e-mail scam.
#5. Soda was banned in San Francisco
#6. Loretta Sanchez is losing the senate race due to her attacks at her rival.
#7. Some discriminating users of Airbnb want to sue, but cannot because Airbnb doesn't allow any cases to go to court.
#8. President Park was involved in a scandal in Korea and might resign.
#9. Chicago Cubs make history by winning the world series.
#10. Iowa man charged with the shooting and murder of California two police officers.
#11. Cities are fighting to gain Mosul back.
#12. Police fire rubber bullets as Pipeline protesters try to protect 'Sacred Site.'
#2. Pope Francis' decides not to support women priests, saying that it clearly says, no women are allowed to be priests.
#3. The Paris migrant crisis, thousands of people camping at the metro station in Paris.
#4. James Comey, the director of the FBI, revisits the Hillary Clinton e-mail scam.
#5. Soda was banned in San Francisco
#6. Loretta Sanchez is losing the senate race due to her attacks at her rival.
#7. Some discriminating users of Airbnb want to sue, but cannot because Airbnb doesn't allow any cases to go to court.
#8. President Park was involved in a scandal in Korea and might resign.
#9. Chicago Cubs make history by winning the world series.
#10. Iowa man charged with the shooting and murder of California two police officers.
#11. Cities are fighting to gain Mosul back.
#12. Police fire rubber bullets as Pipeline protesters try to protect 'Sacred Site.'