Is This Legit? Digital Media Literacy 101
We live in a digital age where our worldviews, opinions and habits can be shaped by what we see online. Let’s make sure your social feeds are filled with quality content you can trust.
Learn how to master the flood of suspicious information taking over the internet in this free, self-directed course from MediaWise Campus Correspondents.
Be one of the thousands of people who have upped their digital media literacy game with this course on spotting and stopping the spread of misinformation. Practice techniques that professional fact-checkers use to debunk false claims and amplify credible voices online.
The next time misinformation pops up, you’ll be happy you understood the assignment.
Campus Correspondents
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Kobe McCloudSenior, Bloomsburg University of PennsylvaniaKobe McCloud is a senior at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, double majoring in media and journalism and political science. Kobe is also a former GIS...Read More
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Lauren Yang BrownSenior, University of OregonLauren Yang Brown is a fourth-year student at the University of Oregon, majoring in journalism and minoring in political science. She is the fact-checking editor...Read More
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Loren MirandaSophomore, University of FloridaLoren Miranda is a sophomore in the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida with a side concentration in political science. She...Read More
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Vanessa HandyJunior, New York UniversityVanessa Handy is a third-year student at New York University studying media studies and journalism. An activist and journalist, Handy is passionate about using media...Read More
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Maddie HerronJunior, University of MarylandMadeline Herron is a third-year student at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland majoring in broadcast journalism and minoring in...Read More
Instructors
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Vanya TsvetkovaInteractive Learning Designer, MediaWiseVanya Tsvetkova develops curricula in various formats to teach fact-checking and digital media literacy skills to audiences of all ages in the U.S. and abroad....Read More
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Alexa VollandYouth Programming Manager, MediaWiseAlexa Volland oversees the MediaWise Teen Fact-Checking Network and the Campus Correspondent project — both national, virtual newsrooms made up of students that produce fact-checks...Read More
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Alex MahadevanDirector, MediaWiseAlex Mahadevan is the Director of the MediaWise project. Alex was most recently the Program Manager of MediaWise. Prior to joining the staff at Poynter,...Read More
