Ratings of charities - Since 2001,providing free access to data, tools, and resources to guide philanthropic decision-making. Provides metrics that inform donors of not just where their dollars are going but what their dollars are doing
A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. A nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.
Founded in 2007, fact-checks journalism to to give citizens the information they need to govern themselves in a democracy. Truth-o-meter. Pulitzer Prize winning
The Wall Street Journal provides side by side comparisons of liberal and conservative Facebook feeds on several topics. Demonstrates echo chamber effect of news through social media.
Weekly investigation into how the media shapes our world view
ESCAPE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING NEWS
CLASS EXERCISE
Using the ESCAPE criteria , resources/tools on this page, and techniques you learned about in today's class, apply the criteria to the news article then we will discuss as a class. Does it appear to be trustworthy?
IMVAINAcronym to help you methodically evaluate sources who show up in news stories. From the Digital Resource Center at the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook.