NLP Educator Booklet - Flipbook - Page 13
“InfoZones”
“Practicing Quality Journalism”*
Students learn how to differentiate
between six fundamental types
of information: news, opinion,
entertainment, advertising,
propaganda and raw information.
Students demonstrate the standards
of quality journalism by playing
the role of reporter in a simulation
of a breaking news scene.
Host: Tracie Potts, The Eisenhower
Institute, formerly NBC News
Host: Enrique Acevedo, CBS News, formerly
of Univision
*Ahora en español: “Practicando el
periodismo de Calidad”
“Introduction to Algorithms”
Students dive into the world of
algorithms and generative AI as
they weigh the civic and social
impact of these technologies.
Host: Mia Sato, The Verge
“Making Sense of Data”
Students explore how they create,
interact with and are in昀氀uenced by
data in all aspects of their lives — and
learn how to evaluate the accuracy of
data-based claims and visualizations.
Host: Sisi Wei, The Markup
“Misinformation”
Students gain an understanding of
various types of misinformation
and the ways they can
damage democracy.
Host: Claire Wardle, Information Futures
Lab, Brown University
“Power in Art: The Watchdog Role
of Editorial Cartoonists”
Students learn about the history of
editorial cartooning as a unique and
powerful form of opinion journalism
and practice analyzing cartoons
from the 1700s to the present day.
Host: Lalo Alcatraz, editorial cartoonist
“Press Freedoms Around the World”
Using an interactive map, students
explore the state of press freedoms
in 22 nations, including videos of
journalists in 10 countries recounting
their reporting experiences.
Host: Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, NPR
“The First Amendment”
Students learn why the First
Amendment’s 昀椀ve freedoms are so
vital to our democracy. Through case
studies, students weigh in on U.S.
Supreme Court decisions in which
these protections were challenged.
Host: Sam Chaltain, author and First
Amendment expert
“Understanding Bias”
(two-part lesson)
Students develop a nuanced
understanding of news media bias
by learning about different types of
bias, how they manifest, and methods
journalists use to minimize them.
Host: Indira Lakshmanan, formerly
National Geographic
“What Is News?”
Students explore how journalists
“昀椀lter” information or determine which
events and issues to cover in a given
news cycle by using key criteria.
Host: Paul Saltzman, Chicago Sun-Times
Classroom Resources
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