Evaluating News Sources

Learn how to identify misleading news sources, and develop critical evaluation skills.

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The resources below supplement the information and links on the Evaluating News and News Overview pages.

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Evaluating News screenshotEvaluating News Sources This interactive lesson explores news sources - particularly, strategies that you can use to evaluate them. Consider these questions: What qualifies as news? Is all content published by a news agency really news? How does geography influence news coverage? What strategies should I use when evaluating news?

 

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