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Media Literacy: What's the problem?

What skills do we need to evaluate the reliability of a news source?


Knowing how to evaluate sources of information for credibility and reliability has always been an important skill. However, the campaign of misinformation that engulfed the 2016 Presidential election cycle has forced us to think more critically about how we consume information. Use the tools in this guide to ensure your sources are trustworthy!

The "News" has changed!

Word of the Year, 2016

POST-TRUTH: relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.