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Branded Content
In this lesson, students explore relationships between advertisers, news media and public, focusing on branded content and marketing ethics.
Citizen Watchdogs
In this lesson, students learn how citizens can expose wrongdoing through case studies of public oversight and media monitoring.
Conspiratorial Thinking
In this lesson, students explore why people believe conspiracy theories and how cognitive biases influence our thinking.
InfoZones
In this lesson, students learn to categorize information into one of six zones: news, opinion, entertainment, advertising, propaganda or…
For Elementary: Search and Suggest Algorithms
In this lesson, students interact with a mock social media site and search engine to understand the information that…
Misinformation
In this lesson, students learn to understand different types of misinformation and the ways that misinformation can damage democracy.
Dig Deeper: How can AI be exploited to create disinformation?
Examine how AI tools are being used to create and spread disinformation in this classroom-ready activity, a supplement to…
Practicing Quality Journalism
In this lesson, students learn the standards of quality journalism by playing the role of reporter in a gamelike…
Dig Deeper: What effect does low trust in the press have on democracy?
Students examine how public trust in media affects civic life in this classroom-ready activity, a supplement to The Sift…
Press Freedoms Around the World
In this lesson, students explore the state of press freedoms in 22 nations, including videos of journalists in 10…



