JRN 101 1. Think of a story that interests you. It can relate to politics, what’s happening in your hometown, public health, entertainment, sports—anything you like. 2. Find a reliable news report on your chosen story. It can be from any medium (text, vi

• Describe, step by step, using News Literacy concepts, how you were able to distinguish the reliable news report from the example of misinformation. Define the key News Literacy terms you’ve used, develop your points fully, and clearly explain to your audience why you would share the reliable report with them but stop the unreliable information in its tracks.
• Imagine you’re describing the verification process that enabled you to tell reliable news apart from misinformation to another Stony Brook student, but one who has not taken News Literacy. Be creative and make your writing as engaging as possible. Include pictures, GIFs, memes, whatever you like. Let your personality shine through. Your project does not have to take traditional essay form: you can make a slide presentation, a video, etc.

Be sure to cite your sources and provide links to the sites you rely on