The Center For News Literacy

What is News Literacy?

The ability to use critical thinking skills to judge the reliability and credibility of news reports from all media: print, TV, radio or the web.

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Overseas Partnership Program

School of Journalism Dean Howard Schneider and News Literacy Director of Overseas Programs Richard Hornik recently visited Beijing and Hong Kong to talk about News Literacy.

Game-Based Learning: News Literacy in the Classroom

The Elements of Verification interactive series challenges students to apply News Literacy skills in real-life situations.

Teacher Training: Learn to Teach News Literacy

The News Literacy Summer Institute is an intensive course that simultaneously introduces teachers to the full 14-week course and also gives them the tools to build News Literacy materials matched to the new Common Core standards for any discipline from reading through statistics.

What is News Literacy?

Critical thinking. Citizenship. The importance of the press. These are some of the tenets of The Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism. Click here to learn more.