National NewsLitCamp: Trust and Credibility

Event description:

Join us for this immersive conference built exclusively for educators, presented by the News Literacy Project in partnership with the NBCUniversal News Group!

The decline of the public’s trust in news media and major institutions has had a dramatic impact on civic life. As misinformation continues to spread online, and partisan divides in media trust widen – how we decide who to put our trust in and what to believe is critical to a functioning democracy. According to the Pew Research Center, teens and adults under 30 are now almost as likely to trust information from social media as they are to trust information from national news outlets. In a complex digital landscape where anyone can be an “expert,” the ability to identify signs of credibility is a vital skill. As partisan divides in media trust widen, knowing how to parse through this information is critical to a functioning democracy. How do we decide who to trust and what to believe?

NewsLitCamp: Trust and Credibility is a free, virtual led by journalists from NBCUniversal News Group and news literacy experts. It is designed to help educators teach students to evaluate news and information with a skeptical — not cynical — eye.

Sessions will feature top journalists from NBC and elsewhere, including  Ali Velshi, Brandy Zadrozny, Tom Llamas, Guad Venegas and Belén Smole.

Topics will cover:

• What it means to be “news literate.”
• Avoiding perceptions of bias when reporting on misinformation.
• How news organizations ensure fair on-air representation.
• How the news media can repair its trust problem in marginalized communities.

In addition, a feature session at 3 p.m. ET includes the debut of “Harm & Distrust,” the latest lesson in NLP’s Checkology®️ e-learning platform. Journalists Wes Lowery and Natalie Moore, as well as NLP’s Peter Adams and EduColor’s Julia Torres, will discuss why communities of color have misgivings about mainstream news, and the progress and setbacks of today’s journalists and their coverage.

The first session starts at 9 a.m. ET with additional sessions continuing throughout the day. All sessions will be recorded and made available to everyone who registers.

Reserve your spot today!

Questions? Email us at newslitcamp@newslit.org.

National News Literacy Week (Jan. 23-27) is an annual event highlighting the vital role of news literacy in a democracy and providing free resources to help people of all ages and backgrounds become savvier consumers of news and other information. Learn more at newsliteracyweek.org.