Why have so many Americans lost faith in journalism?

Is it because we're all terrible manipulative people? Or is it because the public often confuses hard news, with analysis of news with opinions about the news?

And is there a clear understanding between misinformation and disinformation?

Enter the News Literacy Project!

Domenic and Jenna talk with Erin Olson, Sr Manager of State Partnerships for the News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan nonprofit that seeks to give people the skills to identify credible news.

News Literacy Project

https://newslit.org/

Headlines:

1:20

Interview:

11:14

Spotlight:

47:40

Show Headlines:

News organizations have trust issues as they gear up to cover another election, a poll finds

https://apnews.com/article/news-organizations-trust-poll-misinformation-18235eaef4fdfbdc9c1f7e8693744b21

More Feelings Of Misinformation, More News Avoidance, University Of Michigan Study Shows

https://news.umich.edu/more-feelings-of-misinformation-more-news-avoidance-u-m-study-shows/

Show Spotlight:

Echoes of the Past: Today’s student protests draw from historyhttps://amsterdamnews.com/news/2024/05/09/echoes-of-the-past-todays-student-protests-draw-from-history/

Downsizing local news contributes to crumbling infrastructurehttps://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/local-news-impact-infrastructure