Research Guides: Media Literacy: Making Sense of Media

Making sense of media can be hard! Here's some help.

Media literacy is the ability to use critical thinking skills to determine the credibility of news media reports in traditional forms like print and television, as well as newer formats, like web sites and social media. Olympic College libraries has created this guide to help you figure out who you should trust and why.

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Misinformation

Fact Checking Rules of Thumb

SIFT

Bias in Media

Fact Checking Resources

Resources for Instructors

Resources for Media Literacy

Check, Please!
A free 5 part course to master the steps of SIFT, a specific approach to fact-finding (total time 2 1/2- 3 hours).
Crash Course Media Literacy
Commercial free videos from Crash Course covering various aspects of media literacy.
News Literacy Project
The News Literacy Project is a nonpartisan education nonprofit building a national movement to create a more news-literate America. NLP is the nation’s leading provider of news literacy education.

Books & eBooks at OC Libraries

Media Literacy, Equity, and Justice by Belinha S. De Abreu (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2023
These chapters offer a careful examination of important and hot topics, including AI, authenticity, representation, climate change, activism and more.
Everyday Media Literacy: An Analog Guide for Your Digital Life by Sue Ellen Christian
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor ; 302.23 Ch462e
Timely examples and relevant activities to equip students with the skills and knowledge they need to assess all media, including news and information.