Local Journalism in the News Avoidance Era
Penn State University State CollegeA daylong celebration of the importance of local journalism and media literacy.
A daylong celebration of the importance of local journalism and media literacy.
ThinkyTimes (thinkytimes.com) publishes daily news for children ages 8–11 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.
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 […]