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Reading an interactive graphics "book" to learn the fundamentals.

START HERE 1) What is the news? 2) Who tells us the news? 3) Why is the news important? 4) How is the news made? 5) Where can I find the news? 6) How do I tell if information is real? 7) What is media bias?

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LEARN ABOUT NEWS LITERACY

Interactive graphic textbook

Below are links to different modules of the interactive textbook. Each module teaches a different aspect about the news. Feel free to start in order, with module 1, or skip to any module you'd like. After reading through each module, check out the social media guide, and then head over to the quiz to test your media mastery.

Start Here!

1) What is the news?
2) Who tells us the news?
3) Why is the news important?
4) How is the news made?
5) Where can I find the news?
6) How do I tell if information is real?
7) What is media bias?