Internews: How to be informed in the Age of Fake News

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How to be Informed in the Age of Fake News  

Internews - Stories - Learning Literacy: How to be Informed in the Age of Fake News

In a time of information warfare and heightened forms of propaganda online, media literacy is more important than ever.

For the past eight years, programs implemented by Internews have been advancing media education and literacy for Ukrainian educators, journalists, civil society and political activists and public officials. In 500 schools across Ukraine, teachers have helped students learn to identify fake news, and Ukrainians’ ability to spot paid media content has improved, according to the 2017 Media Consumption Survey.
“In my view, for a generation of digital natives, understanding what is real still proves challenging. There is a vaccine – to fake news. That vaccine actually is news literacy education..” — Oleksandra Rozumiyenko, teacher

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