Media Literacy & Critical Thinking

PCIM, launched in 2008 and funded by a generous endowment from the Park Foundation, is a center for the study of media outlets that create and distribute content outside traditional corporate systems.

PLS is an outreach program at Ithaca College that provides training and materials for K-16 educators to integrate media literacy and critical thinking into their existing curriculum.

Resources for librarians to use to equip students and the general public to identify reliable sources of news and other information.

Bellingcat is an investigative journalism website that specializes in fact-checking and open-source intelligence.

Our mission is to resist strategic misinformation, promote an informed society, and strengthen democratic discourse.

The Center for Media Engagement envisions a vibrant American news media that more effectively empowers the public to understand, appreciate, and participate in the democratic exchange of ideas.

Annenberg Political fact check site. Use to discern the truth behind all kinds of political, scientific and public policy claims.

FAIR, the national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986. They work to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints. As an anti-censorship organization, they expose neglected news stories and defend working journalists when they are muzzled. As a progressive group, FAIR believes that structural reform is ultimately needed to break up the dominant media conglomerates, establish independent public broadcasting and promote strong non-profit sources of information.

"Bad information harms people, economies and democracies. Quick fixes won’t solve the problem. We envision a different future for our information spaces, habits, institutions and culture." [from: What We Do]

From Poynter (a journalism organization).

Resource for the intersection of politics and the media by reporter Dan Abrams.

"Our mission at MediaWise is to empower people of all ages to be more critical consumers of content online."

NAMLE’s mission is to be the leading voice, convener and resource to foster critical thinking and effective communication for empowered media participation.

The News Literacy Project (PDF) is a national education nonprofit offering nonpartisan, independent programs that teach students how to know what to believe in the digital age.

WNYC’s weekly investigation into how the media shapes our worldview.

Our aim is to combine social science and computer science to address the damaging impact of computational propaganda and other forms of digitally‐enabled misinformation campaigns on scientific innovation, policy making, and public life.

A project of the St. Petersburg Times, PolitiFact is a website that examines truth in politics.

"Led by Dr. Joan Donovan (@BostonJoan), The Technology and Social Change Project (TaSC) explores media manipulation as a means to control public conversation, derail democracy, and disrupt society."

The Trusted Journalism Partnership is a nonpartisan media and academic coalition that came together to fight disinformation for the 2020 elections.

Truth in Advertising, Inc. (TINA.org) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Madison, CT, whose mission is to be the go-to online resource dedicated to empowering consumers to protect themselves and one another against false advertising and deceptive marketing. We aim to achieve our mission through investigative journalism, education, advocacy, and the promotion of truth in advertising