Research Guides: Misinformation and Media Literacy: More Resources

List of Resources

AP-NORC (2022, October). Many believe misinformation is increasing extreme political views and behaviors. AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. https://apnorc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Pearson-Institute-AP-NORC-Poll-Report-on-Misinformation.pdf

Aspen Digital. (2021, November) Commission on information disorder: Final report. https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Aspen-Institute_Commission-on-Information-Disorder_Final-Report.pdf

Baldassaro, M., Harbath, K. & Scholtens, M. (2021, August) The big lie and big tech: Misinformation repeat offenders and social media in the 2020 U.S. election. The Carter Center. https://www.cartercenter.org/resources/pdfs/news/peace_publications/democracy/the-big-lie-and-big-tech.pdf

Barrett, P.M. (2022, September) Spreading the big lie: How social media sites have amplified false claims of U.S. election fraud. New York University Stern Center for Business and Human Rights. https://bhr.stern.nyu.edu/tech-big-lie

Common Cause. (2021, October) As a matter of fact: The harms caused by election disinformation. Common Cause Education Fund. https://www.commoncause.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CC_AsaMatterofFact_FINAL_10.27.21.pdf

Congressional Research Service. (2022, August 1) False Speech and the First Amendment: Constitutional Limits
on Regulating Misinformation. CRS Reports. https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12180

Cuffari, J. V. (2022, August 10). DHS Needs a Unified Strategy to Counter Disinformation Campaigns. Department of Homeland Security. https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2022-08/OIG-22-58-Aug22.pdf

Deloitte (2022, November). The Future of News | An analysis of future trends, scenarios and initiatives to increase the value of news in 2030. https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/nl/Documents/technology-media-telecommunications/deloitte-nl-tmt-future-of-news-report-2022.pdf

GreenTarget (2023, September). NextGen journalists: Navigating misinformation, AI & the future of journalism. https://greentarget.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Greentarget-Future-of-Journalism-Report-2023.pdf

Head, A. J., et al. (2020, January). Information literacy in the age of algorithms. Project InfoLit. https://projectinfolit.org/pubs/algorithm-study/pil_algorithm-study_2020-01-15.pdf

Helmus, T. C. (2022, July). Artificial Intelligence, Deepfakes, and Disinformation. RAND Corporation. https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/perspectives/PEA1000/PEA1043-1/RAND_PEA1043-1.pdf

Howard, P. N., et al. (2021, August). Digital misinformation / disinformation and children. UNICEF. https://www.unicef.org/globalinsight/media/2096/file/UNICEF-Global-Insight-Digital-Mis-Disinformation-and-Children-2021.pdf

Knight Foundation. (2023, January). American Views 2022: Part 2: Trust, Media and Democracy. Knight-Gallup. https://knightfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/American-Views-2022-Pt-2-Trust-Media-and-Democracy.pdf

Media Literacy Now. (2022). U.S. media literacy policy report 2022. https://medialiteracynow.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/MediaLiteracyPolicyReport2022.pdf

Monaghan, K. & Rodriguez, C. (2023) Mis-and disinformation: Extremism in the digital age. Counter Terrorism Preparedness Network. https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-12/CTPN%20Report%202023%20-%20Mis-and%20Disinformation%2C%20Extremism%20in%20the%20Digital%20Age%20%28Single%20Pages%29.pdf

Mont’Alverne, C., et al. (2022, September). The Trust Gap: How and Why News on Digital Platforms Is Viewed More Sceptically Versus News in General. Reuters Institute. https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2022-09/MontAlverne_et_al_The_Trust_Gap.pdf

Newman, N. (2023, June 14). Overview and key findings of the 2023 Digital News Report. Reuters Institute. https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2023/dnr-executive-summary

Pehlivanoglu D., et al. (2022). Aging in an "infodemic": the role of analytical reasoning affect and news consumption frequency on news veracity detection. Journal of Experimental Psychology. Applied 468–485. https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2022-58029-001.pdf

Roozenbeek, J., et al. (2022). Psychological inoculation improves resilience against misinformation on social media. Science Advances. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abo6254

Shahi, M. (2023, Sept. 14). Protecting democracy online in 2024 and beyond. American Progress. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/protecting-democracy-online-in-2024-and-beyond/

UNESCO. (2022, May 3). Journalism under digital siege: World Press Freedom Day. UNESCO. https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/wpfd_2022_concept_note_en_v5.pdf

World Economic Forum. (2024, Jan. 10). Global risks 2024: Disinformation tops global risks 2024 as environmental threats intensify. UNESCO. https://www.weforum.org/press/2024/01/global-risks-report-2024-press-release/

Snopes Field Guide to Fake News Sites and Hoax Purveyors
Snopes.com's updated guide to the internet's clickbaiting, news-faking, social media exploiting dark side.
FactCheck.org
"...a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics."
Politifact
"...a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics."
Society of Professional Journalists: Code of Ethics
"Ethical journalism strives to ensure the free exchange of information that is accurate, fair and thorough."
AdFontesMedia
"Home of the Media Bias Chart"
AllSides.com
"Free people from filter bubbles so they can better understand the world and each other."
MediaBiasFactCheck.com
Want to know exactly which news sites are right-, left-, center-leaning or fake? Find out here!
International Fact-Checking Network (Poynter Institute)
"...dedicated to bringing together fact-checkers worldwide" and "...promoting best practices and exchanges in this field."
FactualSearch.news (FactualNewsSearch)
"...factualsearch.news is a Google Custom Search Engine using the reporting classifications of Media Bias/Fact Check website. Only sites with factual reporting of High or Very High are included. No information is collected by this site. Your search query is sent directly to Google, and is not monitored in any way by factualsearch.news."
NAMLE: Core Principles of Media Literacy Education
"The Core Principles below articulate NAMLE’s position on media literacy education and illuminate the complex dynamics between individuals, media, and the systems and structures that shape our world."
ACRL/EBSS Library Resources for Communication Studies
"This guide is designed to give a basic start for researchers, librarians, and students who would like to find resources on the topic of media literacy. "

A Newsy/YouGov poll found Americans trust journalists over family and friends as trustworthy sources of news. (2021, February 1). Newsy/YouGov. https://www.newsy.com/stories/americans-say-facebook-is-biggest-source-of-misinformation/

AP-NORC (2022, October 8). Many believe misinformation is increasing extreme political views and behaviors. AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. https://apnorc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Pearson-Institute-AP-NORC-Poll-Report-on-Misinformation.pdf

AP-NORC (2021, October). The American public views the spread of misinformation as a major problem. AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. https://apnorc.org/projects/the-american-public-views-the-spread-of-misinformation-as-a-major-problem/

AP-NORC . (2023, November 3). There is bipartisan concern about the use of artificial intelligence in the 2024 elections. AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. https://apnorc.org/projects/there-is-bipartisan-concern-about-the-use-of-ai-in-the-2024-elections/

Bealor, S. (2022, August 11). Large majority think they see misinformation online every week. Poynter. https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/media-literacy/2022/survey-says-large-majority-think-they-see-misinformation-online-every-week/

Forman-Katz, N. & Jurkowitz, M. (2022, July 13). U.S. journalists differ from the public in their views of ‘bothsidesism’ in journalism. Pew Research. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/07/13/u-s-journalists-differ-from-the-public-in-their-views-of-bothsidesism-in-journalism/

Klepper, D. (2022, October 12). Most in US say misinformation spurs extremism, hate. Associated Press. https://apnews.com/article/religion-crime-social-media-race-and-ethnicity-05889f1f4076709c47fc9a18dbee818a

Kulke, S. (2023, February 28). Half of Americans uncertain about ability to identify false political claims. Northwestern University. https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/02/survey-half-of-americans-uncertain-about-ability-to-identify-false-political-claims/

Matsa, K.E. (2023, November 15). More Americans are getting news on TikTok, bucking the trend seen on most other social media sites. Pew Research. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/11/15/more-americans-are-getting-news-on-tiktok-bucking-the-trend-seen-on-most-other-social-media-sites/

Sanchez, G.R. et al. (2022, July 26). Misinformation is eroding the public’s confidence in democracy. Brookings Institute. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2022/07/26/misinformation-is-eroding-the-publics-confidence-in-democracy/

St. Aubin, C. & Leidke, J. (2023, July 20). Most Americans favor restrictions on false information, violent content online. Pew Research. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/07/20/most-americans-favor-restrictions-on-false-information-violent-content-online/

UNESCO (2023, September). Survey on the impact of online disinformation and hate speech. https://www.unesco.org/sites/default/files/medias/fichiers/2023/11/unesco_ipsos_survey.pdf

Ghosting the News by Margaret Sullivan
Call Number: PN4784.L6 S85 2020
ISBN: 9781733623780
Publication Date: 2020-07-14
Summary: "Ghosting the News tells the most troubling media story of our time: How democracy suffers when local news dies. Reporting on some of the news-impoverished areas in the U.S. and around the world, America's premier media critic, Margaret Sullivan, charts the contours of the damage but also surveys some new efforts to keep local news alive-from non-profit digital sites to an effort modeled on the Peace Corps. No nostalgic paean to the roar of rumbling presses, Ghosting the News instead sounds a loud alarm, alerting citizens to the growing crisis in local news that has already done serious damage. If local newspapers are on the brink of extinction, we ought to know the full extent of the losses now, before it's too late"-- Provided by publisher.
The Truth Matters by Bruce Bartlett
Call Number: PN4815.2 .B37 2017
ISBN: 9780399581168
Publication Date: 2017-10-24
Summary: Today's media and political landscapes are littered with untrustworthy sources and the dangerous concept of "fake news." This accessible guide helps you fight this deeply troubling trend and ensure that truth is not a permanent casualty. Written by Capitol Hill veteran and author Bruce Bartlett, this book presents actionable tips and tricks for reading critically, judging sources, using fact-checking sites, avoiding confirmation bias, identifying trustworthy experts, and more.
Merchants of Truth by Jill Abramson
Call Number: PN4867 .A27 2019
ISBN: 9781501123207
Publication Date: 2019-02-05
Summary: "The definitive report on the disruption of the news media over the last decade. With the expert guidance of former Executive Editor of The New York Times Jill Abramson, we follow two legacy (the New York Times and the Washington Post) and two upstart (BuzzFeed and VICE) companies as they plow through a revolution in technology, economics, standards, commitment, and endurance that pits old vs. new media"-- Provided by publisher.
Fake News. la Verdad de Las Noticias Falsas by Marc Amorós Garcia
Call Number: PN4784.F27 A467 2018
ISBN: 9788417114725
Publication Date: 2018-09-30
Summary: "Si las fake news son mentiras: ¿por qué nos las creemos?; ¿por qué las compartimos?; ¿quiénes las viralizan?; ¿cuál es la verdad de las noticias falsas? Al tiempo que responde a estas preguntas, el autor profundiza en este libro sobre las implicaciones de leer y creer en noticias falsas, y de qué manera perjudican a nuestra salud informativa y nos vuelven cada día más ciegos."--Provided by Amazon.com.
Do Facts Matter? by Jennifer Hochschild; Katherine Levine Einstein
Call Number: JK1764 .H63 2015
ISBN: 9780806146867
Publication Date: 2015-01-20
Summary: "A democracy falters when most of its citizens are uninformed or misinformed, when misinformation affects political decisions and actions, or when political actors foment misinformation -- the state of affairs the United States faces today, as this timely book makes painfully clear. In Do Facts Matter? Jennifer L. Hoschschild and Katherine Levine Einstein start with Thomas Jefferson's ideal citizen, who knows and uses correct information to make policy or political choices. What, then, the authors ask, are the consequences if citizens are informed but do not act on their knowledge? More serious, what if they do act, but on incorrect information? Analyzing the use, nonuse, and misuse of facts in various cases ... Hochschild and Einstein argue persuasively that errors of commission (that is, acting on falsehoods) are even more troublesome than errors of omission. While citizens' inability or unwillingness to use the facts they know in their political decision making may be frustrating, their acquisition and use of incorrect 'knowledge' pose a far greater threat to a democratic political system. Do Facts Matter? looks beyond the individual citizens to the role that political elites play in informing, misinforming, and encouraging or discouraging the use of accurate or mistaken information or beliefs. Finally, the authors consider policy levers and political actions that leaders and citizens can use to disseminate politically relevant knowledge, connect information to action, and correct or compensate for the use of misinformation. As Will Rogers once remarked, 'It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble. It's what we know that ain't so.' Hochschild and Einstein show that if a well-informed electorate remains a crucial component of a successful democracy, the concealment of political facts poses its greatest threat."--Jacket.
Off the Edge by Kelly Weill
Call Number: HV6275 .W45 2022
ISBN: 9781643750682
Publication Date: 2022-02-22
Summary: Since 2015, there has been a spectacular boom in a centuries-old delusion: that the earth is flat. Weill draws a direct line from today's conspiratorial moment, brimming not just with Flat Earthers but also anti-vaxxers and QAnon followers, back to the early days of Flat Earth theory in the 1830s. When faced with a complicated world out of our control, humans have always sought patterns to explain the inexplicable. Powered by Facebook and YouTube algorithms, the Flat Earth movement is growing. Meet historical figures who first popularized the theory, as well as the many modern-day Flat Earthers Weill herself got to know. She explores how we arrived at this moment of polarized realities--and explains what needs to happen so that we might all return to the same spinning globe. -- adapted from jacket
The News: a User's Manual by Alain de Botton
Call Number: PN4749 .D43 2014
ISBN: 9780307379122
Publication Date: 2014-02-11
Summary: The news is everywhere. We can't stop constantly checking it on our computers, but what is this doing to our minds? We are never really taught how to make sense of the torrent of news we face every day, writes Alain de Botton, but this has a huge impact on our sense of what matters and of how we should lead our lives. Here, de Botton takes twenty-five archetypal news stories--including an airplane crash, a murder, a celebrity interview and a political scandal--and submits them to unusually intense analysis with a view to helping us navigate our news-soaked age. He raises such questions as: Why are disaster stories often so uplifting? What makes the love lives of celebrities so interesting? Why do we enjoy watching politicians being brought down? Why are upheavals in far-off lands often so boring? De Botton has written the ultimate guide for our frenzied era, certain to bring calm, understanding and a measure of sanity to our daily (perhaps even hourly) interactions with the news machine.--From publisher description.
Democracy's Detectives by James T. Hamilton
Call Number: PN4888.I56 H36 2016
ISBN: 9780674545502
Publication Date: 2016-10-10
Summary: Investigative reporting generates new information about important issues that someone is trying to keep secret. Impacts of this journalism can be high. Yet the costs of discovering and telling these stories may also be significant. Democracy's Detectives uses economic theories of information to explain both how institutions breakdown in predictable ways and how journalists find and reveal which programs, products, and people go astray. The book analyzes the market for investigative reporting by examining more than 12,000 prize competition entries from 1979 to 2010 in the annual awards contest of Investigative Reporters and Editors. The results show what these investigative works in the United States uncovered and their impacts, and how the investigations were conducted and financially supported. Case studies of several investigative series demonstrate that each dollar invested in a story can yield hundreds of dollars in policy benefits. Examining the work of a Pulitzer prize-winning reporter shows how a single journalist over four decades generated more than 150 investigations that led to changes, including the passage of thirty-one state laws. Many valuable accountability stories go untold because media outlets bear the costs of reporting while the benefits spillover onto those who don't read or watch these investigations. Computational journalism may improve the economics of investigative reporting in two ways: lowering the cost of finding stories through better use of data and algorithms, and telling stories in more personalized and engaging ways. While breakdowns in institutions are inevitable, the combination of computation and journalism offers an expanded set of people new ways to hold those in power accountable and serve as democracy's detectives.-- Provided by publisher.
Outnumbered by David Sumpter
Call Number: HM851 .S86485 2018
ISBN: 9781472947413
Publication Date: 2018-04-19
Summary: "Algorithms are running our society, and we don't really know what they are up to. Our increasing reliance on technology and the internet has opened a window for mathematicians and data researchers to gaze through into our lives. Using the data they are constantly collecting about where we travel, where we shop, what we buy and what interests us, they can begin to predict our daily habits. But how reliable is this data? Without understanding what mathematics can and can't do, it is impossible to get a handle on how it is changing our lives. In this book, David Sumpter takes an algorithm-strewn journey to the dark side of mathematics. He investigates the equations that analyse us, influence us and will (maybe) become like us, answering questions such as: Who are Cambridge Analytica? And what are they doing with our data? How does Facebook build a 100-dimensional picture of your personality? Are Google algorithms racist and sexist? Why do election predictions fail so drastically? Are algorithms that are designed to find criminals making terrible mistakes? What does the future hold as we relinquish our decision-making to machines? Featuring interviews with those working at the cutting edge of algorithm research, including Alex Kogan from the Cambridge Analytica story, along with a healthy dose of mathematical self-experiment, Outnumbered will explain how mathematics and statistics work in the real world, and what we should and shouldn't worry about. A lot of people feel outnumbered by algorithms--don't be one of them."--Jacket.
Bunk by Kevin Young
Call Number: HV6691 .Y674 2017
ISBN: 9781555977917
Publication Date: 2017-11-14
Summary: "Award-winning poet and critic Kevin Young traces the history of the hoax as a peculiarly American phenomenon--the legacy of P.T. Barnum's 'humbug' culminating with the currency of Donald J. Trump's 'fake news'. Disturbingly, Young finds that fakery is woven from stereotype and suspicion, with race being the most insidious American hoax of all. He chronicles how Barnum came to fame by displaying figures like Joice Heth, a black woman whom he pretended was the 161-year-old nursemaid to George Washington, and 'What Is It?', an African American man Barnum professed was a newly discovered missing link in evolution. Bunk then turns to the hoaxing of history and the ways that forgers, plagiarists, and journalistic fakers invent backstories and falsehoods to sell us lies about themselves and about the world in our own time, from pretend Native Americans like Nasdijj to the deadly imposture of Clark Rockefeller, from the made-up memoirs of James Frey to the identity theft of Rachel Dolezal. This brilliant and timely work asks what it means to live in a post-factual world of 'truthiness' where everything is up for interpretation and everyone is subject to a pervasive cynicism that damages our ideas of reality, fact, and art."--Dust jacket flap.
Breaking News by Alan Rusbridger
Call Number: PN5123.R745 A3 2018
ISBN: 9780374279622
Publication Date: 2018-11-27
Summary: Technology has radically altered the news landscape: once-powerful newspapers have been purchased by owners with particular agendas; algorithms select which stories we see; the Internet spreads dangerous misinformation at the speed of a click. Rusbridger demonstrates how these shifts have occurred, and what they mean for the future of democracy. As an editor at the British daily The Guardian, he oversaw world-shaking scoops and helped The Guardian become a pioneer in Internet journalism. Now he offers a vital assessment of the risks and rewards of practicing journalism in a high-impact, high-stress time. -- adapted from jacket
Pastels and Pedophiles by Mia Bloom; Sophia Moskalenko
Call Number: E893 .B56 2021
ISBN: 9781503630291
Publication Date: 2021-06-15
Summary: "In January 2021, thousands descended on the U.S. Capitol to aid President Donald Trump in combating a shadowy cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles. Two women died that day. They, like the millions of Americans who believe that a mysterious insider known as "Q" is exposing a vast deep-state conspiracy, were members of "pastel QAnon," a subgroup of mostly middle-class educated women that answered the call to "save the children." With Pastels and Pedophiles, Mia Bloom and Sophia Moskalenko explain why the rise of pastel QAnon should not surprise us: women have been manipulated to follow the baseless conspiracy. They track QAnon's unexpected leap from the darkest corners of the Internet to the filtered glow of yogi mama Instagram, fed by the COVID-19 pandemic that supercharged conspiracy theories and spurred a fresh wave of Q-inspired violence, and connect the dots for readers. Pastels and Pedophiles shows how a conspiracy theory with its roots in centuries-old anti-Semitic hate has adapted to encompass local grievances and has metastasized around the globe-appealing to a wide range of alienated people who feel that something is not quite right in the world around them. While QAnon claims to hate Hollywood, the book demonstrates how much of Q mythology is ripped from movie and television plot lines. Finally, Pastels and Pedophiles lays out what can be done about QAnon's corrosive effect on society to bring Q followers out of the rabbit hole back into the light"-- Provided by publisher.
UFOs, Chemtrails, and Aliens by Donald R. Prothero; Timothy D. Callahan; Michael Shermer (Foreword by)
Call Number: BF2050 .P76 2017
ISBN: 9780253026927
Publication Date: 2017-08-10
Summary: "UFOs. Aliens. Strange crop circles. Giant figures scratched in the desert surface along the coast of Peru. The amazing alignment of the pyramids. Strange lines of clouds in the sky. The paranormal is alive and well in the American cultural landscape. In UFOs, Chemtrails, and Aliens, Donald R. Prothero and Tim Callahan explore why such demonstrably false beliefs thrive despite decades of education and scientific debunking. Employing the ground rules of science and the standards of scientific evidence, Prothero and Callahan discuss a wide range of topics including the reliability of eyewitness testimony, psychological research into why people want to believe in aliens and UFOs, and the role conspiratorial thinking plays in UFO culture. They examine a variety of UFO sightings and describe the standards of evidence used to determine whether UFOs are actual alien spacecraft. Finally, they consider our views of aliens and the strong cultural signals that provide the shapes and behaviors of these beings. While their approach is firmly based in science, Prothero and Callahan also share their personal experiences of Area 51, Roswell, and other legendary sites, creating a narrative that is sure to engross both skeptics and believers."--Publisher's description.
Factfulness by Hans Rosling; Anna Rosling Ronnlund; Ola Rosling
Call Number: RA785 .R673 2018
ISBN: 9781250107817
Publication Date: 2018-04-03
Summary: "When asked simple questions about global trends--what percentage of the world's population live in poverty; why the world's population is increasing; how many girls finish school -- we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. Professor and TED presenter Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective, from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Our problem is that we don't know what we don't know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn't mean there aren't real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most"--Provided by publisher.
A Field Guide to Lies by Daniel J. Levitin
Call Number: BC177 .L486 2016
ISBN: 9780525955221
Publication Date: 2016-09-06
Summary: We are bombarded with more information each day than our brains can process -- especially in election season. It's raining bad data, half-truths, and even outright lies. Daniel J. Levitin shows how to recognize misleading announcements, statistics, graphs, and written reports revealing the ways lying weasels can use them. It's becoming harder to separate the wheat from the digital chaff. How do we distinguish misinformation, pseudo-facts, distortions, and outright lies from reliable information? Levitin groups his field guide into two categories -- statistical information and faulty arguments -- ultimately showing how science is the bedrock of critical thinking. Infoliteracy means understanding that there are hierarchies of source quality and bias that variously distort our information feeds via every media channel, including social media. We may expect newspapers, bloggers, the government, and Wikipedia to be factually and logically correct, but they so often aren't. We need to think critically about the words and numbers we encounter if we want to be successful at work, at play, and in making the most of our lives. This means checking the plausibility and reasoning -- not passively accepting information, repeating it, and making decisions based on it.

Literacy and Pedagogy in an Age of Misinformation and Disinformation by Edited by Tara Lockhart, Brenda Glascott, Chris Warnick, Juli Parrish, and Justin Lewis
ISBN: 9781643172507
Publication Date: 2021
Freely Available on the Open Web
"This collection of full-length essays and interviews explores networked literacies and their impact on information systems and literacy learning and action. Understanding the underlying structures of networked literacies is essential to help students, teachers, and society members nurture the deliberative, reflective practices and pedagogies needed in our current moment. This collection brings together voices from diverse locations within—and outside of—the academy. Literacy colleagues from sites including K-12 education, social media, activist organizations, and journalism contribute interviews and short praxis essays, resulting in a networked conversation that echoes the patterns of information ecologies themselves."
Critical Media Literacy and Fake News in Post-Truth America by Christian Z. Goering (Editor); Paul L. Thomas (Editor)
ISBN: 9789004365360
Publication Date: 2018-02-08
Critical Media Literacy and Fake News in Post-Truth America confronts the reasons that so many Americans were susceptible to widespread media misinformation campaigns leading up to and during the 2016 Presidential Election.
Metaliterate Learning for the Post-Truth World by Thomas P. Mackey; Trudi E. Jacobson
ISBN: 9780838917763
Publication Date: 2018-12-10
Metaliteracy is especially well suited as a tool for ensuring that learners can successfully navigate the proliferation of fake news, questionable content, and outright denialism of facts in today's information morass. Indeed, it is starkly evident that the competencies, knowledge, and personal attributes specific to metaliterate individuals are critical; digital literacy and traditional conceptions of information literacy are insufficient for the significant challenges we currently face. This book examines the newest version of the Metaliteracy Goals and Learning Objectives, including the four domains of metaliterate learning, as well as the relationship between metaliteracy and the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education.
Fake News and Alternative Facts by Nicole A. Cooke
ISBN: 9780838916360
Publication Date: 2018-05-14
Talk of so-called fake news, what it is and what it isn't, is front and center across the media landscape, with new calls for the public to acquire appropriate research and evaluation skills and become more information savvy. But none of this is new for librarians and information professionals, particularly for those who teach information literacy. Cooke, a Library Journal Mover & Shaker, believes that the current situation represents a golden opportunity for librarians to impart these important skills to patrons, regardless of their age or experience.
Media and Information Literacy in Higher Education by Dianne Oberg (Editor); Siri Ingvaldsen (Editor)
ISBN: 9780081006306
Publication Date: 2016-11-25
Media and Information Literacy in Higher Education: Educating the Educators is written for librarians and educators working in universities and university colleges, providing them with the information they need to teach media and information literacy to students at levels ranging from bachelor to doctoral studies. In order to do so, they need to be familiar with students'strengths and weaknesses regarding MIL. This book investigates what university and college students need to know about searching for, and evaluating, information, and how teaching and learning can be planned and carried out to improve MIL skills.
Teaching Students to Decode the World by Chris Sperry; Cyndy Scheibe
ISBN: 9781416630937
Publication Date: 2022-05-30
In our media-saturated environment, how can we teach students to distinguish true statements from those that are false, misleading, or manipulative? How can we help them develop the skills needed to identify biases and stereotypes, determine credibility of sources, and analyze their own thinking and its effect on their perceptions?In Teaching Students to Decode the World, authors Chris Sperry and Cyndy Scheibe tackle these questions as they introduce readers to constructivist media decoding (CMD), a specific way to lead students through a question-based analysis of media materials.
Pop Culture and Power : Teaching Media Literacy for Social Justice by Dawn H. Currie and Deirdre M. Kelly
ISBN: 9781487536565
Publication Date: 2022
Literacy education has historically characterized mass media as manipulative towards young people who, as a result, are in need of close-reading “skills.” By contrast, Pop Culture and Power treats literacy as a dynamic practice, shaped by its social and cultural context. It develops a framework to analyse power in its various manifestations, arguing that power works through popular culture, not as everyday media. Pop Culture and Power thus explores media engagement as an opportunity to promote social change.
Libraries and the Global Retreat of Democracy by Natalie Greene Taylor (Editor); Karen Kettnich (Editor); Ursula Gorham (Editor); Paul T. Jaeger (Editor)
ISBN: 9781839825972
Publication Date: 2021-11-04
This latest volume of the Advances in Librarianship series presents original research exploring the modern state of democracies and social institutions, the contributions of libraries to the health and progress of democracies, and the political problems currently facing libraries as institutions. It details the best practices of library programs that provide political literacy education and promote civic engagement within communities. These practices include ways in which libraries can help diffuse political polarization, address significant policy issues of our day, promote political information literacy, support civic engagement, and facilitate participation in democratic processes.

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