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SUMMARY:Assessing Reliability for Others: Conversation with a NewsGuard Analyst
DESCRIPTION:Anyone who’s assessed the reliability of a news source knows how difficult it can be. Now try doing it across thousands of news sources. Think it can be done consistently and transparently? Join us for this rare and very candid conversation with NewsGuard Analyst Sofia Rubinson\, senior editor of NewsGuard’s Reality Check newsletter. As a global leader in assessing information reliability\, NewsGuard has a heavy weight on its shoulders. Let’s peel back the curtain and learn all about their processes and the many challenges they face to maintain trust and confidence in the service they provide.
URL:https://mlw.namle.org/event/assessing-reliability-for-others-conversation-with-a-newsguard-analyst/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, Anywhere\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Sooth.fyi":MAILTO:https://sooth.fyi/
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SUMMARY:Navigating Misinformation Today
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exploration of misinformation and disinformation in the digital age. Our panelists will decode the tactics used to manipulate and divide us\, and how we can take productive steps to counter them. You’ll leave with practical tools for navigating today’s information landscape with confidence. \nRegister here: https://bit.ly/DemocracyHappyHour
URL:https://mlw.namle.org/event/navigating-misinformation-today/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, Anywhere\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T190000
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SUMMARY:Preparing Middle Schoolers for the Ups and Downs of Smartphones and Social Media with Jennifer Berger of Ready Set Screen
DESCRIPTION:This eye-opening presentation challenges the usual assumptions about how teens and kids can be safe\, smart\, and healthy in the digital age — and what media literacy is — and illuminates what kids actually need to thrive online. Drawing from 16+ years of classroom experience with more than 10\,000 teens and two years of surveying and interviewing parents and their kids\, Jennifer Berger offers a unique perspective as a community educator who witnessed media literacy education transform students. This isn’t another doom-and-gloom talk about social media dangers. Instead\, you’ll learn how libraries\, schools\, and families can fill the critical gap in media literacy education\, moving from awareness to meaningful action. Here’s the link to join!
URL:https://mlw.namle.org/event/preparing-middle-schoolers-for-the-ups-and-downs-of-smartphones-and-social-media-with-jennifer-berger-of-ready-set-screen/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, Anywhere\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Events
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SUMMARY:Influence\, Authenticity\, and a Gendered Algorithm
DESCRIPTION:Social media promises visibility and connection\, yet these systems amplify some voices while silencing others. In this Media Literacy Week lecture\, Dr. Elizabeth R. Ortiz ’01 explores how digital platforms reward certain performances of femininity and “authenticity” while constraining how women and other marginalized creators show up\, speak out\, and share their lives online. She invites us to see media literacy as a way to resist\, redefine\, and reclaim visibility in these systems built to keep us scrolling.
URL:https://mlw.namle.org/event/influence-authenticity-and-a-gendered-algorithm/
LOCATION:Cedar Crest College\, Miller Family Building\, Allentown\, PA\, 18103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Events
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SUMMARY:Spot the Technique: A Daily Challenge with Real 2026 Political Ads
DESCRIPTION:Spot the technique: a free\, self-paced daily challenge for Media Literacy Week. Each day from October 26 to 30\, two real 2026 political ads go up on semblen.com\, one from each side\, built around the same persuasion technique (name calling\, glittering generalities\, exaggeration\, appeal to fear\, loaded language). Readers pick the techniques they see\, then compare their answers with Semblen’s analysis\, which marks the exact words and explains each technique in a sentence. It judges wording\, not which side is right\, and disagreeing with the machine\, for a reason\, counts. Takes about five minutes a day; works as a classroom warm-up\, with a free 45-minute lesson plan at semblen.com/classroom. No sign-up\, no student data\, no ads.
URL:https://mlw.namle.org/event/spot-the-technique-a-daily-challenge-with-real-2026-political-ads-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, Anywhere\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Friday Events,Monday Events,Thursday Events,Tuesday Events,Wednesday Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Semblen LLC":MAILTO:jason@semblen.com
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SUMMARY:ThinkyTimes: Daily News for Kids
DESCRIPTION:ThinkyTimes (thinkytimes.com) publishes daily news for children ages 8–17 as audio episodes and graphic-novel comics. During U.S. Media Literacy Week\, ThinkyTimes’ weekday episodes help young readers understand headlines\, sources\, and how news is made. Free to read and listen at thinkytimes.com.
URL:https://mlw.namle.org/event/thinkytimes-daily-news-for-kids/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, Anywhere\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Friday Events,Monday Events,Thursday Events,Tuesday Events,Wednesday Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261028T113000
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SUMMARY:Feed Check: Decode Political Content
DESCRIPTION:Purpose:\nWith the midterm elections just a week away\, students will practice working out who is behind a piece of political content\, what it’s trying to do\, and why it reached them.\nCome learn to:\n-Identify the likely source of a political post\n-Recognize persuasion techniques\n-Trace a clip back to its original context\n-Understand better why you see certain material
URL:https://mlw.namle.org/event/feed-check-decode-political-content/
LOCATION:HIVE – Event & Performance Spaces\, 618 S Michigan Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60605\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T153000
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SUMMARY:Decoding Your Feed: The Difference Between News and Content
DESCRIPTION:Journalism is what happens before you see the content: reporting\, verification\, editing\, legal review\, and corrections. Anyone can post\, but journalism makes sure that what you see is accurate\, credible\, and fair. In this Media Literacy Week program\, 7th and 8th graders learn to distinguish journalism from content that feels like “news” by hearing from Reuters staff about how they research\, analyze\, and distribute information.
URL:https://mlw.namle.org/event/decoding-your-feed-the-difference-between-news-and-content/
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T173000
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SUMMARY:Navigating the Manosphere: Harmful Online Masculinity Content and Youth
DESCRIPTION:What are boys and young men finding online when they search for advice about masculinity\, relationships\, and fitness — or even just scroll through their “for you” feed? Algorithms and persuasive influencers can quickly guide young men into the “manosphere” — a network of online communities where healthy self-improvement tips often mix with rigid\, exaggerated\, misogynistic\, and harmful views on gender and relationships. \nWhile the content of the manosphere varies and may sometimes appear harmless at first glance\, prolonged exposure can shape young people’s real-world behavior\, attitudes toward women\, mental health\, relationships\, and even physical health. \nJoin Children and Screens for our next #AskTheExperts webinar “Navigating the Manosphere: Harmful Online Masculinity Content and Youth” on Wednesday\, October 28 at 5:30pm ET on Zoom. Expert panelists will discuss the pathways that lead youth to the manosphere\, the impact of engagement in these spaces on their beliefs\, behavior\, and well-being\, and how parents and educators can help young people critically evaluate the messages they encounter while supporting healthier expressions of masculinity.
URL:https://mlw.namle.org/event/navigating-the-manosphere-harmful-online-masculinity-content-and-youth/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, Anywhere\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261028T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261028T200000
DTSTAMP:20261022T141302Z
CREATED:20261022T141251Z
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SUMMARY:Teaching Students to Think Critically When Chatbots Agree with Them: Metacognition and Media Literacy in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:School librarian\, Brooke Baker\, and Project Look Sharp co-director\, Chris Sperry\, explore adolescent metacognition and media literacy in the age of AI. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. \n\n\nPrimary Audience: this webinar is designed for middle school and high school educators and librarians; library media specialists; teacher librarians; school administrators; college faculty; and librarians. \nIt’s easy to question an answer we disagree with\, but what happens when a chatbot tells us exactly what we want to hear? This interactive webinar explores how the affirming and validating nature of conversational AI can make critical evaluation more difficult for students. We’ll connect emerging research on adolescent AI use with Project Look Sharp’s approach to metacognition and Constructivist Media Decoding\, then put those strategies into practice with a hands-on media literacy activity. Participants will leave with Project Look Sharp resources and practical ways to help students pause\, question\, and think critically about AI responses–even when those responses feel right.
URL:https://mlw.namle.org/event/teaching-students-to-think-critically-when-chatbots-agree-with-them-metacognition-and-media-literacy-in-the-age-of-ai/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, Anywhere\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Events
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