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Serve a side of food instead of feud this holiday season

Check out these Holiday Harmony tips from MediaWise to ensure civil discourse during your holiday gathering so your holiday meal doesn’t turn cold.

December 20, 2024

Brittani Kollar

Poynter and Google News Initiative expand fact-checking efforts in Canada

New and expanded programming from Poynter’s fact-checking and media literacy initiatives will help combat misinformation

November 21, 2024

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An academic’s media literacy journey from India to Oman

Dr. Tamilselvi Natarajan’s passion for media literacy led to the creation of a media literacy club at Bayan College

October 25, 2024

How one journalist reached remote Indonesian Indigenous communities with media literacy

In a remote area on Sumatra Island, one person decided to empower the community with skills to avoid false information

October 24, 2024

Brittani Kollar

Meeting students where they are: How one fact-checker increased media literacy among students in the Gambia

Mariama Danso demonstrated to the students how misinformation spreads both online and offline.

October 23, 2024

Sri Lankan youth take on media literacy ambassador roles following workshops

The media literacy workshops were conducted as part of a global training of trainers program.

October 22, 2024

From walking barefoot to school to founding a radio station — meet Harriet Atyang

Overcoming childhood challenges, a Kenyan woman uses her voice to educate her community and country with media literacy skills

October 21, 2024

Brittani Kollar

Poynter’s MediaWise and YouTube partner to launch teen-focused media literacy curriculum

The project empowers educators with tools to teach students media literacy skills at a time when teen well-being is a global conversation

October 21, 2024

Brittani Kollar

We asked people about using AI to make the news. They’re anxious and annoyed

Focus group research from Poynter and the University of Minnesota reveals attitudes on disclosure, trust, deception among news consumers

June 27, 2024

As election nears, Poynter’s MediaWise launches media literacy resources for libraries, Spanish speakers

The two initiatives will equip library patrons and Spanish speakers with skills to identify online misinformation

May 30, 2024

MediaWise’s peer-to-peer global network launches in Canada

Poynter partners with MediaSmarts to launch the Teen Fact-Checking Network in English and French

March 11, 2024

Watch out for claims about ‘crisis actors’ in Gaza

This photo posted on Facebook in early November got a lot of attention. It shows…

February 5, 2024

MediaWise and FactShala partner to launch media literacy project in India

The educational video series will be a joint partnership between Poynter and DataLEADS.

December 20, 2023

Brittani Kollar

Would young people really choose TikTok over their right to vote?

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, a political outsider who has taken many by surprise with…

November 7, 2023

Poynter to support Bulgarian media literacy efforts

Poynter’s MediaWise program will launch localized media literacy initiatives through a partnership with Bulgarian partners.

October 30, 2023

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