Archive for Education
Staff / Publishers Call on President to Use Local Newspaper Advertising to Help Reach Their Goal of 70% Vaccinated by July 4
The News Media Alliance and the National Newspaper Association sent a letter to President Joe Biden encouraging the Administration to use advertising in local newspapers ... Read More
Staff / ‘It’s Up to You’ Vaccine Education Ad PSAs – Ad Council
The News Media Alliance has partnered with the Ad Council to provide print and digital PSAs for newspapers to help provide important public education about ... Read More
Staff / News Publishers Should be Top Distribution Channel for COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Campaign
In the recently passed American Rescue Plan Act, which President Biden signed into law today, Congress included $1 billion in funding for an awareness campaign ... Read More
Newsy Activities for Family Fun During Social Distancing
As we enter the second month of social distancing due to COVID-19, many people will be getting cabin fever (if you haven’t already), especially kids ... Read More
Newton Kansan Demonstrates Why Representation Matters in Schools
In Newton, Kansas, less than 3 percent of teachers are non-white, while the student body is 38 percent non-white. For reporters at The Newton Kansan, ... Read More
Teaching Kids About Media Literacy
Providing the right tools for young news consumers will help them learn how to spot fake news; how to tell the difference between ads, blogs ... Read More
News Literacy Project’s Newsroom to Classroom Not Just for Middle Schoolers
I had a writing class that turned into a heated discussion about how we categorized “fake news.” No matter how many articles we read — ... Read More
Support Real News with Media Literacy Tools for the Classroom
With fake news and distrust of the media making it harder for many people to know what to believe, there is ample need for news ... Read More
First of Three NewsLitCamps In D.C. Begins 4/21
Tomorrow the News Literacy Project kicks off the first NewsLitCamp in Washington, D.C. at the Newseum. This full-day, interactive program is focused on connecting teachers ... Read More
30 Under 30 with Mark Pan
News Media Alliance announced the winners of its first "Top 30 Under 30" Awards program at mediaXchange 2016 in April, which honors young leaders working in every ... Read More