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Alan C. Miller

  • Founder and CEO, News Literacy Project
Bethesda
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Former @latimes reporter. Founder of @NewsLitProject. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and @AARP Purpose Prize. Join the fight for facts today: newslit.org
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Upon Reflection: 15 lessons from our first 15 years

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By Alan C. Miller
| The News Literacy Project
(This is an updated and revised version of “14 lessons from our first 14 years,” a column posted at this time last year.) By Alan C. Miller Today marks exactly 15 years since I founded the News Literacy Project and helped launch the field of news literacy. Our nonpartisan nonprofit is now the nation’s leading provider of this vital critical-thinking skillset.
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Upon Reflection: 14 lessons from our first 14 years

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By Alan C. Miller
| Is that a fact?
Alan C. Miller Founder and CEO (This is an updated and revised version of a column posted last year at this time titled “13 lessons from our first 13 years.”) By Alan C. Miller Today marks exactly 14 years since I founded the News Literacy Project and helped launch the field of news literacy. Our nonpartisan nonprofit is now the nation’s leading provider of this vital critical-thinking skill.
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Annual report: Current events validate our work, inspire our growth

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By Alan C. Miller, Greg McCaffery
| The News Literacy Project
This week, we’re releasing our annual report for fiscal year 2021 (July 2020-June 2021). It’s a summary of our many accomplishments working in classrooms, with new partners, and for the public. We found creative ways to fulfill our mission and make substantial progress toward a future founded on facts. Many challenges remain ahead, but with your continued support, we can make our vision of a news-literate next generation a reality. Read the report here. By Greg McCaffery and Alan C.
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News literacy works: Proving the doubters wrong and preserving democracy

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By Alan C. Miller, Peter Adams
| The News Literacy Project
By Alan C. Miller and Peter Adams We stand forewarned: If America is to reverse its slide toward becoming an information dystopia, we must not only accept the responsibility of knowing what news and other information to trust, but we must provide the next generation with the means to do so as well. Yet since the field of news literacy emerged 14 years ago, critics have questioned both its intent and its effectiveness. Among their concerns: How could this approach be shown to work?
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Upon Reflection: Fighting the good fight to ensure that facts cannot be ignored

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By Alan C. Miller
| The News Literacy Project
Alan C. Miller Founder and CEO This column is a periodic series of personal reflections on journalism, news literacy, education and related topics by NLP’s founder and CEO, Alan C. Miller. Columns are posted at 10 a.m. ET every other Thursday.
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Upon Reflection: We need news literacy education to bolster democracy — News Literacy Project

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By Alan C. Miller
| The News Literacy Project
Alan C. Miller Founder and CEO We live in what is often called the Information Age. We have a world of knowledge available to us, literally at our fingertips. This should be a Golden Age of Knowing. Yet, as this week’s impeachment trial reflects, America now faces an epistemological crisis. And the stakes could not be higher. Millions of Americans believe that November’s presidential election results did not represent the will of the people.
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Upon Reflection: 13 lessons from our first 13 years — News Literacy Project

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By Alan C. Miller
| The News Literacy Project
Alan C. Miller Founder and CEO On Feb. 2, it will be exactly 13 years since I founded the News Literacy Project and helped launch the field of news literacy. Today, NLP is the nation’s leading provider of this vital critical-thinking skill. Our Checkology® virtual classroom has been used by educators throughout the United States and in scores of countries around the world. This school year alone, we have reached more than 7,600 educators who teach more than 570,000 students.
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Upon Reflection: Combating America’s alternative realities before it is too late — News Literacy Project

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By Alan C. Miller
| The News Literacy Project
Alan C. Miller Founder and CEO Donald Trump’s presidency began with the concept of alternative facts. It is ending with a country divided by alternative realities. In the intervening years, the fault lines in America have deepened. They are defined by demographics and geography and partisanship. But they are driven by all of the information, including news, that we consume, share and act on.
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Upon Reflection: In praise of investigative reporting — News Literacy Project

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By Alan C. Miller
| The News Literacy Project
Alan C. Miller Founder and CEO Note: This is the second in a periodic series of personal reflections on journalism, news literacy, education and related topics by  NLP’s founder and CEO Alan C. Miller. Columns will be posted here at 10 a.m. ET every other Thursday. As news reports go, The New York Times’ lead story on Sept.
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