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The American Press Institute wanted help to guide its own thinking about new work around news literacy so asked the Youth Engagement and News Literacy division of WAN-IFRA, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers to look at notable initiatives around the world (outside the United States) that have been created by or that could involve news publishers.
This resulting joint report offers seven parts, each covering a different kind of activity, and a database of 130 examples. The author is Aralynn McMane (France) assisted by Wendy Tribaldos (Panama). |
By getting involved with news literacy, news publishers are helping avoid the creation of a new generation of young people who learn to become contemptuous of journalism as they learn to protect themselves from fake news, alternative facts or whatever new variation emerges.
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News publishers are key players in introducing young people to the potential and limits of each platform as they help teach the news literacy skills for navigating all kinds of content.
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Without learning early how press freedom is allied with freedom of expression, it's easy to dismiss news media and journalists as simply getting unwarranted special treatment. |
One of the best ways to understand and appreciate the work of the journalistic enterprise is try it, learning that it is not easy can be a lot of fun.
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Good guides and examples exist for how a journalist can engage students without being boring or preachy with the learning going both ways.
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Any effort for teachers must add value, not an additional burden, and parents need help guiding, or even keep up with, the media use of their offspring.
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News targeting children has changed. Print editions have a new, profitable shine, and digital offerings finally make practical sense, all with solutions journalism at the forefront.
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WAN-IFRA's 2016 World Young Reader News Publisher of the Year offers an example of a structure that creates an strong approach to creating the future.
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We gathered 130 examples from 45 countries of news literacy initiatives that do or could involve news publishers.
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