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Jake Lloyd
@jakelam2116.bsky.social
Social for the News Literacy Project (https://bsky.app/profile/newslitproject.bsky.social); 🏀 nerd; fan of nuance; opinions are my own. Livin' the PNW life in & around Seattle. https://newslit.org/
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Teens overwhelmingly used negative words like "biased," "boring," "chaotic," and "bad" to describe the news media and journalists in a new @newslit.org survey.

Those doing the hard and important work of teaching media literacy to high schoolers are unsurprised. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/bias...
“Biased,” “boring,” “chaotic,” and “bad”: A majority of teens hold negative views of news media, report finds
About half of the teens surveyed believe that journalists frequently “make up details, such as quotes” and “pay for sources.”
www.niemanlab.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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These results are shocking. But luckily, @newslit.org helps educators turn these numbers around. #newsliteracy
1/ 🚨Our NEW study paints a shockingly bleak picture of how teens view the press. It also illustrates that there is a chasm between what teens think is going on in newsrooms versus what happens every day at credible outlets.

🔗 Summary + full report: go.newslit.org/TeensNewsMedia
November 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Nikola Jokic messes up Domantas Sabonis' hair with the laser assist to Gordon
November 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Great internship opportunity to work with my awesome colleague @susanmini.bsky.social & her team on taking NLP's impactful newsletters to the next level!

#Interns
#EduSky
📢 Students: NLP is looking for a Newsletter Intern for the spring semester!

👀 In 15-20 hours per week, the person in this position will
directly impact many thousands of educators & hundreds of thousands of students across the U.S.

🔗 Learn more / apply: go.newslit.org/NewsletterIn...

#Internship
Position: Newsletter intern, January to June 2026 - The News Literacy Project
We are seeking a Newsletter Intern who can help monitor trending news literacy topics and create newsletter content in support of our work teaching young people how to be savvier consumers of informat...
go.newslit.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Sweet merciful lawd Freddie Freeman finally ends it in 6:39 and 18 innings
October 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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OF COURSE IT WAS FREDDIE FREEMAN. WE'RE DONE HERE
October 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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"Unbelievable stuff from Will Klein!"
October 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
This freakin World Series game!!! Also feelin for my EDT watchers - been there, experienced that 😴
October 28, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Ohtani tonight

double
homer
double
homer
intentional walk
intentional walk
intentional walk
intentional walk

totally normal evening

you wouldn't think he could still do things that you insist you've never seen before, and yet
October 28, 2025 at 5:51 AM
That Mariners collapse had some Red Sox 03 vibes. Really brutal for Seattle.
October 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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📢 ICYMI: We have a new website! That's it - check it out.

📌 newslit.org

#NewsLiteracy
The News Literacy Project
Get news literacy resources that help you teach media literacy education. Join the News Literacy Project to strengthen critical thinking and spot misinformation
newslit.org
October 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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🤔 Parental controls on social media can be confusing. We're here to explain & help!

➕ When friends & family have opposite beliefs, where is a good place to find facts?

👀 Check out today's NEW edition of Scroll Smarter, our monthly newsletter for families: go.newslit.org/ScrollSmartO...
October 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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No longer is critically examining a video enough to tell if it's real or AI. Sora has changed the game.

🎞 Our very real explainer: www.tiktok.com/@newslitproj...

#MediaLiteracy
Sora 2 has changed the landscape for evaluating if a video is legit or AI. No longer can we simply say, "Examine the fingers" or "Take a closer look." The quality of these fakes is too good. Relying o...
TikTok video by News Literacy Project
www.tiktok.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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🏠 We have a NEW home! Easier scrolling, simpler searching, story + impact rich, translatable into multiple languages & accessible.

✨ Check it out: newslit.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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"Until recently, videos were reasonably reliable as evidence of actual events, even after it became easy to edit photographs & text in realistic ways. Sora’s high-quality video, however, raises the risk that viewers will lose all trust in what they see, experts said."

@stuartathompson.bsky.social
OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The #AI cat is so, so outta the bag. Be careful scrolling your feeds, folks... (or just go touch grass!)
"Users can create fake clips that depict themselves or their friends in just about any scenario imaginable, with consistently high realism & a compelling soundtrack complete with voices."

Good story by @drewharwell.com & @gerritd.bsky.social on #Sora + a reminder on why #NewsLiteracy is so needed.
Everything is fake on Silicon Valley’s hottest new social network
The new Sora social app from ChatGPT maker OpenAI encourages users to upload video of their face so their likeness can be put into AI-generated clips.
wapo.st
October 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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WNBA has to stop the lights off bullshit that soon, if the shot had been released on time we would not have seen whether it went in or not
September 19, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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❤️ Supporting #NewsLiteracy just got a little easier with NLP fundraisers!

🎙 Use your voice to amplify the urgent need for our work with ready-to-go templates that make it easy to start a fundraiser & promote it to your friends, family & community.

👉🏾 Join the movement today: newslit.org/fundraise
September 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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🎉 BIG NEWS: We're excited to announce that 14 school districts have joined our District Fellowship program, including Chicago Public Schools.

ℹ️ The 3-year fellowship provides $30,000 grants & customized support to implement news literacy education districtwide.

🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/DFP2025
News literacy initiative expands to reach more than 1.1 million students
The News Literacy Project’s District Fellowship now includes Chicago Public Schools, with $30,000 grants supporting news and media literacy for 1.1M+ students.
go.newslit.org
September 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Two people misidentified online as suspects in the fatal shooting of right-wing US activist Charlie Kirk told me today they were terrified by the misinformation targeting them, as the manhunt for the real killer continued. www.france24.com/en/live-news...
People misidentified as Charlie Kirk's shooter fear retaliation
Two people misidentified online as suspects in the fatal shooting of right-wing US activist Charlie Kirk told AFP Thursday they were terrified by the misinformation targeting them, as the manhunt for…
www.france24.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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With the way students experience & consume info about breaking news stories, it's critical to build news literacy into conversations about events like the shooting of Charlie Kirk & give them agency + the skills to navigate our increasingly fraught digital landscape.

🎞 go.newslit.org/TikTokKirk
With the way students experience and consume information about breaking news events, it's critical to build news literacy into conversations about events like yesterday's shooting of Charlie Kirk. It'...
TikTok video by News Literacy Project
www.tiktok.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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👀 Scroll Smarter will keep things upbeat & actionable, but we also won’t shy away from real-world issues facing young people. Today's edition includes:

- AI bunnies on a trampoline: Why they went viral & what you can do to help kids not be duped
- The health impacts of AI
- KPop Demon Hunters
Scroll Smarter: AI bunnies & bots
AI-generated bunnies hopping on a trampoline goes viral on TikTok, the impact of AI chatbots on teens’ mental health, and the differences between journalists and influencers.
go.newslit.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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🧵 Scroll Smarter with us!
✨ The first issue of our NEW monthly newsletter for families is here & action-packed with tips + videos to help you navigate today’s complex info landscape.
➕ Each month, we'll answer a reader question in the family Q&A.

🔗 Read & subscribe: go.newslit.org/ScrollSmarte...
Scroll Smarter: AI bunnies & bots
AI-generated bunnies hopping on a trampoline goes viral on TikTok, the impact of AI chatbots on teens’ mental health, and the differences between journalists and influencers.
go.newslit.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Share The Sift with a #teacher or three in your life!

Kudos to the awesome team of @hannahcov.bsky.social @pamelabrunskill.bsky.social @peteradams.bsky.social @susanmini.bsky.social @lourdesvenard.bsky.social & others on a tremendous first issue of the school year.
🚨 Educators: Don't walk but run to that subscribe button because ... The Sift is back!

💡 Featuring our popular Daily Do Now slides, RumorGuard examples + top news literacy topics, this week's edition explores:
- AI & teens' mental health
- News avoidance & more

⤵️ Read & subscribe

#NewsLiteracy
The Sift: AI & social media impact on teens
How social media and AI affect teens’ mental health, tips for news avoidance, a roundup of Taylor Swift rumors, Joe Rogan’s climate misinterpretation, and a Mountain Dew ban rumor debunked.
go.newslit.org
September 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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👀 Is it Monday yet?? The Sift newsletter returns for the school year Sept. 8 & you don't want to miss out!

💡 Daily Do Now activity slides
💡 Pop culture & real-world lessons
💡 Discussion Q's to spark critical thinking
➕ so much more

🔗 Subscribe & share: newslit.org/educators/sift

#Newsletter
September 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM