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Media Literacy Guide: Resources for Evaluating News Sources

Tools for Evaluating News Sources

 

Tools for identifying bias in the media:

All Sides Media Bias Ratings for Online News Media based on blind surveys, community feedback, editorial review, and independent research.

Center for News Literacy from Stony Brook University School of Journalism.

Factcheck.org "A nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics."

Fake or Real? How to self check the news and get the facts From NPR

Politifact. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

Real or Fake? Quiz from Politifact

Snopes.com. "The definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation." See also "About Us"  at Snopes.

Voice of America Learning English News Literacy from Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University.

Professor Melissa Zimdars "List of False, Misleading, Click-baity and Satirical "News" Sources."  Melissa Zimdars is an assistant professor of communication and media at Merrimack College.