On the eve of a Presidential inauguration, Bryce travels to Washington and New York to meet media literacy advocates and fact-checking organisations nervously assessing their futures. As the FT Correspondent Andrew Jack provides a sobering take on the new US administration and its implications for democracy, a visit to a Manhattan elementary school provides a glimmer of hope. 

Links:

FT for Schools

Take 2 Media Initiative

News Literacy Project

News Literacy in America Report

Student Reporting Labs

NAMLE: National Association for Media Literacy Education

Pulitzer Centre: Journalist Classroom Visits

Articles:

Daron Acemoglu - Standard Oil op-ed in the Financial Times

Trump-era funding cut delivers blow to local journalism as public broadcasting group forced to close - ABC

This is what Russia propaganda looks like in 2024 - NPR

This podcast has been made possible by the Winston Churchill Trust Australia

See Newshounds by Squiz Kids for information about our media literacy program for primary school children.

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