Education for Sustainable Democracy

Helping Youth Become Critical News Consumers, with John Silva and Miriam Romais (News Literacy Project)

How can we help young people navigate our complex media landscape? The News Literacy Project (NLP) has been helping youth, educators, and the public become critical consumers of news and information for over a decade. In this episode, Brett talks to John Silva, NLP's director of education and training and Miriam Romais, NLP's senior manager of educator engagement. They discuss the importance of news media literacy and specific strategies for helping young people become wise consumers of information.


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About John Silva


About Miriam Romais


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