Poynter Institute’s News University (NewsU), a platform for online courses in journalism and media, offers a series of courses related to media literacy and fact-checking, accuracy and verification in the digital age.
Poynter Institute’s News University (NewsU), a platform for online courses in journalism and media, offers a series of courses related to media literacy and fact-checking, accuracy and verification in the digital age. Only some courses are free and some are recorded webinars.
Here is the overview of the courses by NewsU:
News and Media Literacy
The Poynter Institute and News University deeply value education in news literacy. We provide resources for self-studying journalists and educators who seek transparency and truth in the digital age.
NEWS LITERACY PRIMER: HOW TO EVALUATE INFORMATION
The knowledge and tools to sift through content of all types and sort fact from opinion, news from nonsense.
NEWS SENSE: THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF NEWS
What makes an idea or event a news story? Explore the who, what, when, where, why and how of news.
SOURCES, VERIFICATION, AND CREDIBILITY
Analyze and judge the reliability of news and information.
UNDERSTANDING MEDIA: PROCESS AND PRINCIPLES
Every day, we’re bombarded with media messages. Learn how to deconstruct and analyze what you see.
GETTING IT RIGHT: ACCURACY AND VERIFICATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Learn how and why errors occur in journalism, the challenges of verifying information in a networked world and how you can verify what you read and hear.
WATCHING TV NEWS: HOW TO BE A SMARTER VIEWER
There’s more to being a news consumer than just watching the news. Learn to evaluate TV news and become a discriminating consumer.
FIRST AMENDMENT FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALIST
Gain a better understanding of freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
JOURNALISM FUNDAMENTALS: CRAFTS & VALUES
Explore essential journalism skills and principles in this introduction to producing news.
Fact-Checking
The Poynter Institute is home to the International Fact-Checking Network, which launched in September 2015, in recognition of the fact that a booming crop of fact-checking initiatives could benefit from an organization that promotes best practices and exchanges in this field.
Stories about trends and best practices in fact-checking worldwide. Also, updates from the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN).
FACT-CHECKING: HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS IN ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNALISM
Gain the fundamental skills and knowledge needed to begin or improve a high-quality fact-checking program.
HOW TO FACT-CHECK POLITICS AND THE MEDIA: A PRIMER
Gain the fundamental skills and knowledge needed to begin or improve a high-quality fact-checking program.
MAKING FACT-CHECKING VIDEOS YOU’LL ACTUALLY WANT TO WATCH
Some steps you could use to make sorting facts from fiction into content that is both rigorous and fun to watch.
POYNTER FACT-CHECKING CERTIFICATE
When you earn the Poynter Fact-Checking Certificate, you’ll have greater confidence in saying what’s true, partially true or absolutely false.
See also these courses:
Getting It Right: Accuracy and Verification in the Digital Age
Growing Trust and Engagement With Local News Audiences
Making the Case for Fact-Checking in Your Newsroom
How to Keep Misinformation from Spreading
Designing the Web for Democracy
Fact-Checking and Debunking: Covering Rumors, Hoaxes and Gossip
About Poynter’s News University
Poynter’s NewsU is one of the world’s most innovative online journalism and media training programs ever created. From multimedia techniques to writing and reporting, we’ve got more than 400 free and low-cost courses. As the e-learning project of The Poynter Institute, NewsU extends Poynter’s mission as a school for journalists, future journalists, teachers of journalism and anyone interested in the craft and values of journalism.
