News literacy is “the ability to determine the credibility of news and other information and to recognize the standards of fact-based journalism to know what to trust, share and act on” (The News Literacy Project).
Explore the boxes below about how to read, research, and share news responsibly!
Resources for choosing and assessing news:
AllSides: provides Media Bias Ratings for over 1,400 media outlets and writers (read about their methodology).
Ad Fontes: interactive Media Bias chart that rates sources by reliability and bias (read about their methodology).
Media Bias / Fact Check: a Media Bias Database containing 8400+ media sources, journalists, and politicians (read about their methodology).
Snopes Fact Checker: researches rumors and questionable claims in the headlines (read about their methodology).
Trustworthy resources on candidates and issues:
Ballotpedia: A non-profit digital encyclopedia of American politics at all levels and a nonpartisan source of information on elections, politics and policy.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Voting and Elections Resources: includes information on how and where to vote in Pittsburgh.
LDF “See what’s on your ballot”: A tool from the Legal Defense Fund to help you understand what to research before you vote.
VOTE411.org: "one-stop-shop" for nonpartisan (general and state-specific) information on many aspects of the election process.
Browse News Literacy Project’s 2024 Presidential Election Misinformation Flipboard for recent articles about misinformation related to the election.
