On Wed., May 11, three Colorado Springs elementary schools are receiving free books for all of their K-5 students via the "If You Give A Child A Book program."
KATC participates in second annual News Literacy Week
January 25 - January 29
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Monday, January 25 marks the beginning of the Second annual National News Literacy week.
This week, KATC, and our parent company E.W. Scripps are working together to help our viewers stay better informed.
The week aims to promote news literacy as a fundamental life skill and to provide the public with the tools needed to be an informed and empowered populace.
Unlike food, the media we consume doesn t come with a nutrition label.
For many, determining verified facts, credible sources and getting relevant context has never been more difficult.
The fight for truth: How misinformation and disinformation can lead to âchaos, civil warâ
Fake news and its impact on society
Experts say, collectively, as a society, we all have to be smarter about what we tweet, retweet, like, share, heart or post to YouTube. If not, the fallout of continuing to spread false information will slowly tear apart our society.
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TAMPA, Fla. â If anyone still questions what the real-world impacts of spreading fake information can do, look no further than the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Misinformation and disinformation are like digital viruses, and we watched them make the dramatic jump from cyberspace to the streets of Washington D.C.