National News Literacy Week seeks to test, improve public s skills
The E.W. Scripps Company/New Literacy Project
By: Scripps National
and last updated 2021-01-25 10:03:52-05
CINCINNATI, Ohio â The News Literacy Project and The E.W. Scripps Company are teaming up to launch a national public awareness campaign to promote news literacy and the role of a free press in American democracy.
This comes as information â and misinformation â surge around recent national events.
The campaign is part of the second annual National News Literacy Week, which runs from Jan. 25 to Jan. 29. 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.
The News Literacy Project and The E.W. Scripps Company are teaming up to launch a national public awareness campaign to promote news literacy and the role of a free press in American democracy.