Think Like A Journalist

This week, we're pleased to announce our first news literacy guide:



Think Like A Journalist, by Michael Bugeja, gives news consumers a quick introduction to core principles of journalism, with helpful tips on how to review a story on NewsTrust. This short guide is aimed at people with a general interest in news, but who have limited time to learn about news literacy.

If you find this project interesting, we encourage you to spread the word in your community. You might encourage readers to first check the guide, then sign up and review stories on NewsTrust. This is a great way for members of the public to practice their news literacy skills -- and get more informed in the process.

This news literacy guide also include an extensive list of educational resources, for teachers or individuals interested in learning more. We welcome any recommendations for other worthy sites you think should be added to this list: http://media.newstrust.net/guides/educational-resources.html

We're very grateful to the many contributors who made this guide possible: author Michael Bugeja, editor Kristin Gorski, as well as advisors John McManus, Howard Rheingold and Frank Baker. They deserve special credit for generously volunteering their time to help educate the public about this important 21st century literacy.

We created NewsTrust.net to help people find and share good journalism online, so they could make more informed decisions as citizens. Since 2006, our social news site has provided them with an effective way to develop their news literacy skills -- by rating the news based on quality, not just popularity. Thanks to the generous support of the MacArthur Foundation, we helped over half-a-million people become more discriminating news consumers last year - and look forward to expanding our educational programs in coming years, through online guides like this one.

Stay tuned for more news literacy articles and teacher guides on NewsTrust in coming weeks.

Enjoy Think Like A Journalist!

Fabrice Florin
Executive Director, NewsTrust