Peter Adams
@peteradams.bsky.social
Head of research & design at the News Literacy Project. newslit.org RumorGuard.org Checkology.org
Reminder that the headlines that get critical attention on social media are often not representative of coverage more generally. A quick search shows this to be the case here.
March 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Reminder that the headlines that get critical attention on social media are often not representative of coverage more generally. A quick search shows this to be the case here.
December 14, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Teachers: If you're interested in integrating bite-sized #newsliteracy learning in your classroom, @newslit.org has you covered.
We update this Daily Do Now Google slides doc every Friday evening w discussion prompts & activities about a range of concepts and topics.
newslit.org/educators/re...
We update this Daily Do Now Google slides doc every Friday evening w discussion prompts & activities about a range of concepts and topics.
newslit.org/educators/re...
December 5, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Teachers: If you're interested in integrating bite-sized #newsliteracy learning in your classroom, @newslit.org has you covered.
We update this Daily Do Now Google slides doc every Friday evening w discussion prompts & activities about a range of concepts and topics.
newslit.org/educators/re...
We update this Daily Do Now Google slides doc every Friday evening w discussion prompts & activities about a range of concepts and topics.
newslit.org/educators/re...
We're all inclined to affirm our existing beliefs & ideas about the world, & to avoid the cognitive dissonance caused by information that complicates them.
This infographic from @newslitproject.bsky.social lays out the basics about these tendencies. newslit.org/educators/re...
This infographic from @newslitproject.bsky.social lays out the basics about these tendencies. newslit.org/educators/re...
November 23, 2024 at 10:40 PM
We're all inclined to affirm our existing beliefs & ideas about the world, & to avoid the cognitive dissonance caused by information that complicates them.
This infographic from @newslitproject.bsky.social lays out the basics about these tendencies. newslit.org/educators/re...
This infographic from @newslitproject.bsky.social lays out the basics about these tendencies. newslit.org/educators/re...
Wow @npr.org--this post & story fall short of your standards for accuracy & clarity.
This isn't a story of a "an overnight video binge" that caused a "political conversion"--it's a story of someone who fell down a rabbit hole of soothing but harmful conspiratorial beliefs & lost touch with reality.
This isn't a story of a "an overnight video binge" that caused a "political conversion"--it's a story of someone who fell down a rabbit hole of soothing but harmful conspiratorial beliefs & lost touch with reality.
November 23, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Wow @npr.org--this post & story fall short of your standards for accuracy & clarity.
This isn't a story of a "an overnight video binge" that caused a "political conversion"--it's a story of someone who fell down a rabbit hole of soothing but harmful conspiratorial beliefs & lost touch with reality.
This isn't a story of a "an overnight video binge" that caused a "political conversion"--it's a story of someone who fell down a rabbit hole of soothing but harmful conspiratorial beliefs & lost touch with reality.
The Heritage Foundation researched cases of voter fraud and found 1,560 cases (about 2/3 of which resulted in convictions) … since **1982**.
How many of those were votes cast for deceased people? Two. Since 1982.
electionfraud.heritage.org/search
How many of those were votes cast for deceased people? Two. Since 1982.
electionfraud.heritage.org/search
November 21, 2024 at 4:21 AM
The Heritage Foundation researched cases of voter fraud and found 1,560 cases (about 2/3 of which resulted in convictions) … since **1982**.
How many of those were votes cast for deceased people? Two. Since 1982.
electionfraud.heritage.org/search
How many of those were votes cast for deceased people? Two. Since 1982.
electionfraud.heritage.org/search
The NYT has published a couple of dozen reports about Gaetz this week. Not every headline of every follow-up story is going to include all the details. And not every headline is representative of their entire coverage of this.
November 21, 2024 at 3:41 AM
The NYT has published a couple of dozen reports about Gaetz this week. Not every headline of every follow-up story is going to include all the details. And not every headline is representative of their entire coverage of this.
🧵 Why do so many people feel "the media" is biased, yet virtually no one feels news coverage is biased in ways that favor their views/beliefs? What counts as bias in news? Who gets to decide?
This @newslitproject.bsky.social infographic helps explore this nuanced topic:
newslit.org/educators/re...
This @newslitproject.bsky.social infographic helps explore this nuanced topic:
newslit.org/educators/re...
November 16, 2024 at 6:23 PM
🧵 Why do so many people feel "the media" is biased, yet virtually no one feels news coverage is biased in ways that favor their views/beliefs? What counts as bias in news? Who gets to decide?
This @newslitproject.bsky.social infographic helps explore this nuanced topic:
newslit.org/educators/re...
This @newslitproject.bsky.social infographic helps explore this nuanced topic:
newslit.org/educators/re...