News Literacy is the ability to use critical thinking skills to judge the reliability and credibility of news reports, whether they come via print, television, the internet or social media (Digital Resource Center, Course Pack).
Guide to help students research current events topics and think critically about information found.
Why we justify foolish beliefs, bad decisions, and hurtful acts.
"And that brings us to tonight's word: Truthiness. Now I'm sure some of the word-police, the "wordanistas" over at Webster’s, are gonna say, "Hey, that's not a word!" Well, anybody who knows me knows that I am no fan of dictionaries or reference books. They're elitist. Constantly telling us what is or isn't true, what did or didn't happen...”
– Stephen Colbert, October 17, 2005, The Colbert Report
Lee, Samantha and Shana Lebowitz. "20 cognitive biases that bcrew up your decisions." Business Insider, 26 Aug. 2015, 12:38, www.businessinsider.com/cognitive-biases-that-affect-decisions-2015-8.
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"How to Spot Fake News." IFLA, 13 Feb. 2017, www.ifla.org/publications/node/11174.
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