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1/ News literacy teaches students how to think about news & information, not what to think. It is also inherently nonpartisan.
⤵️ Read about the five #NewsLiteracy learning standards that guide our work & why the field has never been more important in today's complex information environment.
⤵️ Read about the five #NewsLiteracy learning standards that guide our work & why the field has never been more important in today's complex information environment.
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About a third of US adults are now using AI chatbots for health information.
But only 18% think the answers are highly accurate.
So why do they keep asking? 🧵
But only 18% think the answers are highly accurate.
So why do they keep asking? 🧵
October 27, 2026 at 3:59 PM
About a third of US adults are now using AI chatbots for health information.
But only 18% think the answers are highly accurate.
So why do they keep asking? 🧵
But only 18% think the answers are highly accurate.
So why do they keep asking? 🧵
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Across 3 election cycles, our team has identified a set of tropes — or common story elements — that are repeatedly integrated into election rumors. Here, we present a "trope framework" & explain how it helps us anticipate what to expect on election day & beyond. uwcip.substack.com/p/weve-seen-...
We’ve Seen It Before: Common Themes to Expect On and Before Election Day
What to Expect When We’re Electing
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October 28, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Across 3 election cycles, our team has identified a set of tropes — or common story elements — that are repeatedly integrated into election rumors. Here, we present a "trope framework" & explain how it helps us anticipate what to expect on election day & beyond. uwcip.substack.com/p/weve-seen-...
1/ The #midterms are almost here & falsehoods are everywhere. Shocking, we know!
♻ Election misinfo recycles familiar tropes to spread false claims & erode trust in voting. This year, of course, features a heavy dose of AI fakes.
Learn how to spot the trends from our RumorGuard writer Dan ⤵️
♻ Election misinfo recycles familiar tropes to spread false claims & erode trust in voting. This year, of course, features a heavy dose of AI fakes.
Learn how to spot the trends from our RumorGuard writer Dan ⤵️
This Halloween, beware of false election claims that just won’t die - The News Literacy Project
Election misinformation recycles familiar tropes to spread false claims.
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October 28, 2026 at 6:44 PM
1/ The #midterms are almost here & falsehoods are everywhere. Shocking, we know!
♻ Election misinfo recycles familiar tropes to spread false claims & erode trust in voting. This year, of course, features a heavy dose of AI fakes.
Learn how to spot the trends from our RumorGuard writer Dan ⤵️
♻ Election misinfo recycles familiar tropes to spread false claims & erode trust in voting. This year, of course, features a heavy dose of AI fakes.
Learn how to spot the trends from our RumorGuard writer Dan ⤵️
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In this week's issue of The Sift:
📰 Journalism ethics & standards: Who makes the tough decisions in standards-based newsrooms?
🤖 AI fakes in the Brazil presidential election.
⚠️ A health influencer's unproven remedies.
➕ Much more! Read & subscribe ⤵️
#EduSky #Journalism
📰 Journalism ethics & standards: Who makes the tough decisions in standards-based newsrooms?
🤖 AI fakes in the Brazil presidential election.
⚠️ A health influencer's unproven remedies.
➕ Much more! Read & subscribe ⤵️
#EduSky #Journalism
The Sift: Getting the story right - The News Literacy Project
How journalists follow ethical standards to create credible news stories, AI content in Brazil’s election and RumorGuard slides debunking an Eiffel Tower protest rumor.
go.newslit.org
October 26, 2026 at 8:08 PM
In this week's issue of The Sift:
📰 Journalism ethics & standards: Who makes the tough decisions in standards-based newsrooms?
🤖 AI fakes in the Brazil presidential election.
⚠️ A health influencer's unproven remedies.
➕ Much more! Read & subscribe ⤵️
#EduSky #Journalism
📰 Journalism ethics & standards: Who makes the tough decisions in standards-based newsrooms?
🤖 AI fakes in the Brazil presidential election.
⚠️ A health influencer's unproven remedies.
➕ Much more! Read & subscribe ⤵️
#EduSky #Journalism
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@newslit.org OMG Sift is everything. I love using them for bellringers. Ways to just embed Media Lit a little bit at a time. #TLSkyChat
I require my MLS students to subscribe to the News Literacy Project Newsletter (The Sift) for just this reason - they highlight current misinformation that the students might have already seen for use in a lesson without taking a lot of time to find/investigate/prepare something yourself.
#TLskychat
#TLskychat
A4: Start with media students encounter! Unpack a meme or viral video: Who made it? Why? What’s missing? Then have students create their own or design an ad to trigger a specific feeling. Creating media shows how easily messages can be crafted to manipulate us. #TLSkyChat
October 28, 2026 at 12:32 AM
@newslit.org OMG Sift is everything. I love using them for bellringers. Ways to just embed Media Lit a little bit at a time. #TLSkyChat
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As AI becomes more common in classrooms, journalism education offers an opportunity to strengthen skills that require human judgment: asking thoughtful questions, evaluating sources, and considering different perspectives.
1/ "When tweens & teens are trusted to produce real journalism, they begin to understand their role in contributing thoughtfully to their community."
Great piece from Sireesha Rutter, an educator at Jupiter Middle School in Florida who presented at #NewsLitCon
Great piece from Sireesha Rutter, an educator at Jupiter Middle School in Florida who presented at #NewsLitCon
AI is stealing students’ ability to think critically--Journalism 101 may be an antidote
Responsibilities that require human discretion and knowledge shouldn’t be trusted completely to AI--we need critical thinking skills.
www.eschoolnews.com
October 28, 2026 at 1:31 AM
As AI becomes more common in classrooms, journalism education offers an opportunity to strengthen skills that require human judgment: asking thoughtful questions, evaluating sources, and considering different perspectives.
✨ 400+ educators
✨ 35 breakout sessions, presentations, panel discussions & workshops
✨ 30 states represented
✨ 5 news literacy standards
✨ 3 days of connection, learning & classroom takeaways
Our inaugural National News Literacy Conference was a HUGE success! Our brief recap ⤵️
#NewsLitCon
✨ 35 breakout sessions, presentations, panel discussions & workshops
✨ 30 states represented
✨ 5 news literacy standards
✨ 3 days of connection, learning & classroom takeaways
Our inaugural National News Literacy Conference was a HUGE success! Our brief recap ⤵️
#NewsLitCon
The News Literacy Project Sold-out National News Literacy Conference exceeds expectations
The News Literacy Project sold out its first National NewsLiteracy Conference bringing together more than 400 educators and district/state policy leaders.
newslit.org
October 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
✨ 400+ educators
✨ 35 breakout sessions, presentations, panel discussions & workshops
✨ 30 states represented
✨ 5 news literacy standards
✨ 3 days of connection, learning & classroom takeaways
Our inaugural National News Literacy Conference was a HUGE success! Our brief recap ⤵️
#NewsLitCon
✨ 35 breakout sessions, presentations, panel discussions & workshops
✨ 30 states represented
✨ 5 news literacy standards
✨ 3 days of connection, learning & classroom takeaways
Our inaugural National News Literacy Conference was a HUGE success! Our brief recap ⤵️
#NewsLitCon
❌ NO: This video does not show an electronic voting machine intentionally switching a person’s ballot choice as part of a voter fraud scheme to rig the #midterm elections.
✔️ Misleading claims about voting machines changing votes have circulated since at least 2008.
🔗 go.newslit.org/ElectionFals...
✔️ Misleading claims about voting machines changing votes have circulated since at least 2008.
🔗 go.newslit.org/ElectionFals...
October 27, 2026 at 4:48 PM
❌ NO: This video does not show an electronic voting machine intentionally switching a person’s ballot choice as part of a voter fraud scheme to rig the #midterm elections.
✔️ Misleading claims about voting machines changing votes have circulated since at least 2008.
🔗 go.newslit.org/ElectionFals...
✔️ Misleading claims about voting machines changing votes have circulated since at least 2008.
🔗 go.newslit.org/ElectionFals...
👀 Are you interested in bringing our District Fellowship program to your area?
📢 Join us TODAY at 3pm ET to hear directly from educators in CO, NY & WV about how they created #NewsLiteracy initiatives tailored to their communities!
👉🏾 FREE webinar: go.newslit.org/NLPOct27
#EduSky
📢 Join us TODAY at 3pm ET to hear directly from educators in CO, NY & WV about how they created #NewsLiteracy initiatives tailored to their communities!
👉🏾 FREE webinar: go.newslit.org/NLPOct27
#EduSky
October 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
👀 Are you interested in bringing our District Fellowship program to your area?
📢 Join us TODAY at 3pm ET to hear directly from educators in CO, NY & WV about how they created #NewsLiteracy initiatives tailored to their communities!
👉🏾 FREE webinar: go.newslit.org/NLPOct27
#EduSky
📢 Join us TODAY at 3pm ET to hear directly from educators in CO, NY & WV about how they created #NewsLiteracy initiatives tailored to their communities!
👉🏾 FREE webinar: go.newslit.org/NLPOct27
#EduSky
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"At the center of the pitch was the idea that in addition to persuading voters directly, campaigns can increasingly shape the information environment by feeding the internet, and AI assistants, data that influences..."
www.yahoo.com/news/article...?
www.yahoo.com/news/article...?
October 26, 2026 at 4:13 PM
"At the center of the pitch was the idea that in addition to persuading voters directly, campaigns can increasingly shape the information environment by feeding the internet, and AI assistants, data that influences..."
www.yahoo.com/news/article...?
www.yahoo.com/news/article...?
In this week's issue of The Sift:
📰 Journalism ethics & standards: Who makes the tough decisions in standards-based newsrooms?
🤖 AI fakes in the Brazil presidential election.
⚠️ A health influencer's unproven remedies.
➕ Much more! Read & subscribe ⤵️
#EduSky #Journalism
📰 Journalism ethics & standards: Who makes the tough decisions in standards-based newsrooms?
🤖 AI fakes in the Brazil presidential election.
⚠️ A health influencer's unproven remedies.
➕ Much more! Read & subscribe ⤵️
#EduSky #Journalism
The Sift: Getting the story right - The News Literacy Project
How journalists follow ethical standards to create credible news stories, AI content in Brazil’s election and RumorGuard slides debunking an Eiffel Tower protest rumor.
go.newslit.org
October 26, 2026 at 8:08 PM
In this week's issue of The Sift:
📰 Journalism ethics & standards: Who makes the tough decisions in standards-based newsrooms?
🤖 AI fakes in the Brazil presidential election.
⚠️ A health influencer's unproven remedies.
➕ Much more! Read & subscribe ⤵️
#EduSky #Journalism
📰 Journalism ethics & standards: Who makes the tough decisions in standards-based newsrooms?
🤖 AI fakes in the Brazil presidential election.
⚠️ A health influencer's unproven remedies.
➕ Much more! Read & subscribe ⤵️
#EduSky #Journalism
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Last day of #TXCSS26! Join me for Putting News Literacy into Practice at 8 and 9:10! Learn more about @newslit.org’s free resources! AND…I have stickers! ☀️
October 25, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Last day of #TXCSS26! Join me for Putting News Literacy into Practice at 8 and 9:10! Learn more about @newslit.org’s free resources! AND…I have stickers! ☀️
🎞 What can we learn from the viral tiptoeing AI-generated #Rumpelstiltskin? So many things, including not to let our #NewsLiteracy guard down just because footage looks "old" & "grainy."
While many claimed the creepy clip shows actor Billy Barty in the 1987 film, that's not the case.
While many claimed the creepy clip shows actor Billy Barty in the 1987 film, that's not the case.
What lessons can we learn from creepy, AI-generated Rumpelstiltskin?
YouTube video by News Literacy Project
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October 23, 2026 at 9:10 PM
🎞 What can we learn from the viral tiptoeing AI-generated #Rumpelstiltskin? So many things, including not to let our #NewsLiteracy guard down just because footage looks "old" & "grainy."
While many claimed the creepy clip shows actor Billy Barty in the 1987 film, that's not the case.
While many claimed the creepy clip shows actor Billy Barty in the 1987 film, that's not the case.
1/ "When tweens & teens are trusted to produce real journalism, they begin to understand their role in contributing thoughtfully to their community."
Great piece from Sireesha Rutter, an educator at Jupiter Middle School in Florida who presented at #NewsLitCon
Great piece from Sireesha Rutter, an educator at Jupiter Middle School in Florida who presented at #NewsLitCon
AI is stealing students’ ability to think critically--Journalism 101 may be an antidote
Responsibilities that require human discretion and knowledge shouldn’t be trusted completely to AI--we need critical thinking skills.
www.eschoolnews.com
October 23, 2026 at 7:53 PM
1/ "When tweens & teens are trusted to produce real journalism, they begin to understand their role in contributing thoughtfully to their community."
Great piece from Sireesha Rutter, an educator at Jupiter Middle School in Florida who presented at #NewsLitCon
Great piece from Sireesha Rutter, an educator at Jupiter Middle School in Florida who presented at #NewsLitCon
😨 Every election (& Halloween) season, the same falsehoods circulate. What's scary is that the more people are exposed to something, the more likely they'll believe it's true.
BUT ... You can get out ahead of recycled misinformation by learning to spot the common ways it spreads. Treat yourself ⤵️
BUT ... You can get out ahead of recycled misinformation by learning to spot the common ways it spreads. Treat yourself ⤵️
This Halloween, beware of false election claims that just won’t die - The News Literacy Project
Election misinformation recycles familiar tropes to spread false claims.
newslit.org
October 23, 2026 at 4:05 PM
😨 Every election (& Halloween) season, the same falsehoods circulate. What's scary is that the more people are exposed to something, the more likely they'll believe it's true.
BUT ... You can get out ahead of recycled misinformation by learning to spot the common ways it spreads. Treat yourself ⤵️
BUT ... You can get out ahead of recycled misinformation by learning to spot the common ways it spreads. Treat yourself ⤵️
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We're heading to SXSW EDU! 🎉
We're excited to bring together @newslit.org, @presspassnyc.bsky.social and a student journalist for our “Think Like a Journalist: Building Civic Resilience” session.
https://loom.ly/cC_nBGE
We're excited to bring together @newslit.org, @presspassnyc.bsky.social and a student journalist for our “Think Like a Journalist: Building Civic Resilience” session.
https://loom.ly/cC_nBGE
News Literacy Project, Press Pass NYC and Student Press Law Center head to SXSW EDU stage - Student Press Law Center
The News Literacy Project, Press Pass NYC and Student Press Law Center have been selected to present at SXSW EDU, one of the world’s most prominent education conferences. A student journalist will join a panel of nonprofit leaders for the session, “Think Like a Journalist: Building Civic Resilience.” Young people face unprecedented challenges in the… Continue reading News Literacy Project, Press Pass NYC and Student Press Law Center head to SXSW EDU stage
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October 23, 2026 at 2:14 PM
We're heading to SXSW EDU! 🎉
We're excited to bring together @newslit.org, @presspassnyc.bsky.social and a student journalist for our “Think Like a Journalist: Building Civic Resilience” session.
https://loom.ly/cC_nBGE
We're excited to bring together @newslit.org, @presspassnyc.bsky.social and a student journalist for our “Think Like a Journalist: Building Civic Resilience” session.
https://loom.ly/cC_nBGE
What's it like to be a sports journalist covering an NFL team? Kelly Price of @fox5atlanta.bsky.social takes us behind the scenes of reporting on the Atlanta Falcons, including the importance of building relationships while remaining independent.
🎞 Watch: go.newslit.org/KellyPrice
#SpillTheInk
🎞 Watch: go.newslit.org/KellyPrice
#SpillTheInk
October 22, 2026 at 8:17 PM
What's it like to be a sports journalist covering an NFL team? Kelly Price of @fox5atlanta.bsky.social takes us behind the scenes of reporting on the Atlanta Falcons, including the importance of building relationships while remaining independent.
🎞 Watch: go.newslit.org/KellyPrice
#SpillTheInk
🎞 Watch: go.newslit.org/KellyPrice
#SpillTheInk
❌ NO: This is not a legit video of the #Eiffel Tower collapsing in flames. It's AI-generated.
🤔 Pausing for a few seconds to ask "Really??" is a good first step to fact-check a viral claim.
🔎 Then examine the source - is it reputable? And seek out supporting evidence.
🔗 go.newslit.org/EiffelAI
🤔 Pausing for a few seconds to ask "Really??" is a good first step to fact-check a viral claim.
🔎 Then examine the source - is it reputable? And seek out supporting evidence.
🔗 go.newslit.org/EiffelAI
October 22, 2026 at 4:39 PM
❌ NO: This is not a legit video of the #Eiffel Tower collapsing in flames. It's AI-generated.
🤔 Pausing for a few seconds to ask "Really??" is a good first step to fact-check a viral claim.
🔎 Then examine the source - is it reputable? And seek out supporting evidence.
🔗 go.newslit.org/EiffelAI
🤔 Pausing for a few seconds to ask "Really??" is a good first step to fact-check a viral claim.
🔎 Then examine the source - is it reputable? And seek out supporting evidence.
🔗 go.newslit.org/EiffelAI
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We're so excited to present with you at @sxswedu next year!!
🎉 Big News: NLP has been selected to present at @sxswedu.com, one of the most prominent education conferences!
✨ We're thrilled to team up with @presspassnyc.bsky.social, @splc.org & a student journalist at @utaustin.bsky.social for the session “Think Like a Journalist: Building Civic Resilience.”
✨ We're thrilled to team up with @presspassnyc.bsky.social, @splc.org & a student journalist at @utaustin.bsky.social for the session “Think Like a Journalist: Building Civic Resilience.”
News Literacy Project, Press Pass NYC and Student Press Law Center head to SXSW EDU stage - The News Literacy Project
The News Literacy Project will be featured on the panel, "Think like a Journalist: Building Civic Resilience."
go.newslit.org
October 22, 2026 at 12:38 AM
We're so excited to present with you at @sxswedu next year!!
🎉 Big News: NLP has been selected to present at @sxswedu.com, one of the most prominent education conferences!
✨ We're thrilled to team up with @presspassnyc.bsky.social, @splc.org & a student journalist at @utaustin.bsky.social for the session “Think Like a Journalist: Building Civic Resilience.”
✨ We're thrilled to team up with @presspassnyc.bsky.social, @splc.org & a student journalist at @utaustin.bsky.social for the session “Think Like a Journalist: Building Civic Resilience.”
News Literacy Project, Press Pass NYC and Student Press Law Center head to SXSW EDU stage - The News Literacy Project
The News Literacy Project will be featured on the panel, "Think like a Journalist: Building Civic Resilience."
go.newslit.org
October 21, 2026 at 8:12 PM
🎉 Big News: NLP has been selected to present at @sxswedu.com, one of the most prominent education conferences!
✨ We're thrilled to team up with @presspassnyc.bsky.social, @splc.org & a student journalist at @utaustin.bsky.social for the session “Think Like a Journalist: Building Civic Resilience.”
✨ We're thrilled to team up with @presspassnyc.bsky.social, @splc.org & a student journalist at @utaustin.bsky.social for the session “Think Like a Journalist: Building Civic Resilience.”
📥 When over 100 million ballots are cast in the #midterms, there's one source that all major American TV news networks (& even ChatGPT) will turn to: @apnews.com.
In The Sift newsletter, we take a look at the history of the news outlet's election work + provide discussion questions for students ⤵️
In The Sift newsletter, we take a look at the history of the news outlet's election work + provide discussion questions for students ⤵️
The Sift: News deserts on the rise - The News Literacy Project
More local news outlets closing, how The Associated Press counts votes in elections, and RumorGuard slides debunking fake Bill Gates quote on water shortage.
go.newslit.org
October 21, 2026 at 6:17 PM
📥 When over 100 million ballots are cast in the #midterms, there's one source that all major American TV news networks (& even ChatGPT) will turn to: @apnews.com.
In The Sift newsletter, we take a look at the history of the news outlet's election work + provide discussion questions for students ⤵️
In The Sift newsletter, we take a look at the history of the news outlet's election work + provide discussion questions for students ⤵️
📢 1 week from today!
💡 Learn directly from educators across the country about our District Fellowship program, which has now impacted 44 districts in 16 states!
👉🏾 FREE webinar: go.newslit.org/NLPOct27
#NewsLiteracy #EduSky
💡 Learn directly from educators across the country about our District Fellowship program, which has now impacted 44 districts in 16 states!
👉🏾 FREE webinar: go.newslit.org/NLPOct27
#NewsLiteracy #EduSky
October 20, 2026 at 8:53 PM
📢 1 week from today!
💡 Learn directly from educators across the country about our District Fellowship program, which has now impacted 44 districts in 16 states!
👉🏾 FREE webinar: go.newslit.org/NLPOct27
#NewsLiteracy #EduSky
💡 Learn directly from educators across the country about our District Fellowship program, which has now impacted 44 districts in 16 states!
👉🏾 FREE webinar: go.newslit.org/NLPOct27
#NewsLiteracy #EduSky
🗳️ We would never tell you to use a particular website or tool to research election candidates. But if you - like 20% of voters surveyed - are going to use AI chatbots to help fill out your ballot, you need to pair them with a heavy dose of news literacy.
NewsLit tips ⤵️
#Midterms #NewsLiteracy
NewsLit tips ⤵️
#Midterms #NewsLiteracy
October 20, 2026 at 4:21 PM
🗳️ We would never tell you to use a particular website or tool to research election candidates. But if you - like 20% of voters surveyed - are going to use AI chatbots to help fill out your ballot, you need to pair them with a heavy dose of news literacy.
NewsLit tips ⤵️
#Midterms #NewsLiteracy
NewsLit tips ⤵️
#Midterms #NewsLiteracy
❌ NO: This post does not include genuine photos of receipts from a Walmart in Florida.
✔️ It's an AI-generated image.
💡 As more social users are posting legit photos of price increases, it's not surprising that engagement bait accounts are fabricating their own.
🔗 go.newslit.org/WalmartRecei...
✔️ It's an AI-generated image.
💡 As more social users are posting legit photos of price increases, it's not surprising that engagement bait accounts are fabricating their own.
🔗 go.newslit.org/WalmartRecei...
October 20, 2026 at 3:10 PM
❌ NO: This post does not include genuine photos of receipts from a Walmart in Florida.
✔️ It's an AI-generated image.
💡 As more social users are posting legit photos of price increases, it's not surprising that engagement bait accounts are fabricating their own.
🔗 go.newslit.org/WalmartRecei...
✔️ It's an AI-generated image.
💡 As more social users are posting legit photos of price increases, it's not surprising that engagement bait accounts are fabricating their own.
🔗 go.newslit.org/WalmartRecei...
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This is really important to understand. Not only is major media consolidation occurring, there's a huge loss of coverage in highly important ways and demographics. Support public, local and independent media where you can. Free and independent media matter to democracy.
🚩 Over the last year, 170 local newspapers closed or merged, per the 2026 @localnewsini.bsky.social report.
🚩 There are nearly 47 million Americans living with limited or no access to local news.
⤵️ In The Sift newsletter, we cover this story, how the @apnews.com counts votes in elections + more
🚩 There are nearly 47 million Americans living with limited or no access to local news.
⤵️ In The Sift newsletter, we cover this story, how the @apnews.com counts votes in elections + more
The Sift: News deserts on the rise - The News Literacy Project
More local news outlets closing, how The Associated Press counts votes in elections, and RumorGuard slides debunking fake Bill Gates quote on water shortage.
go.newslit.org
October 19, 2026 at 8:28 PM
This is really important to understand. Not only is major media consolidation occurring, there's a huge loss of coverage in highly important ways and demographics. Support public, local and independent media where you can. Free and independent media matter to democracy.