In the past, most people received their news from newspapers, magazines and broadcasters. But now, just about anyone can report and publish on the Internet and share it as news through social media. The problem: not all of the information is true and not all of the reporting is trustworthy. After the presidential election last November, many people even questioned whether “fake news” had influenced the election results. This has led Facebook to work with organizations to find out whether a disputed story is true or false and educators to train students to become responsible readers of news. The term “fake news” is complicated, because it is not always clear what that means. People have used the term to identify everything from news stories reporting false facts, to stories reporting facts they disagree with. Howard Schneider, a former editor of the newspapers Newsday, started the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University in 2007. The center has multiple projects, but the most visible is a course to teach News Literacy. The course trains students to look for various details that may indicate the validity of the story. Does the body of the story actually relate to the headline? Are there a lot of overstated or extreme sentences? Are there facts in the story and can they be proven? Is it written by a well-known journalist? Richard Hornik is the Director of Overseas Partnership Programs for the Center for News Literacy. He says the problem of fake news really has two parts: stories with actual false information, and poor journalism in general.
Title: Schools, Universities Teach Students the Truth About Fake News
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1814/fake_news.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Schools, Universities Teach Students the Truth About Fake News' data-article-id='2331'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10438'>In the past, most people received their news from newspapers, magazines and broadcasters.</span> <span data-start-time='10438' data-end-time='21479'>But now, just about anyone can report and publish on the Internet and share it as news through social media.</span> <span data-start-time='21479' data-end-time='30750'>The problem: not all of the information is true and not all of the reporting is trustworthy.</span> <span data-start-time='30750' data-end-time='42729'>After the presidential election last November, many people even questioned whether “fake news” had influenced the election results.</span> <span data-start-time='42729' data-end-time='57479'>This has led Facebook to work with organizations to find out whether a disputed story is true or false and educators to train students to become responsible readers of news.</span> <span data-start-time='57479' data-end-time='66042'>The term “fake news” is complicated, because it is not always clear what that means.</span> <span data-start-time='66042' data-end-time='76979'>People have used the term to identify everything from news stories reporting false facts, to stories reporting facts they disagree with.</span> <span data-start-time='76979' data-end-time='90063'>Howard Schneider, a former editor of the newspapers Newsday, started the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University in 2007.</span> <span data-start-time='90063' data-end-time='98688'>The center has multiple projects, but the most visible is a course to teach News Literacy.</span> <span data-start-time='98688' data-end-time='108146'>The course trains students to look for various details that may indicate the validity of the story.</span> <span data-start-time='108146' data-end-time='113146'>Does the body of the story actually relate to the headline?</span> <span data-start-time='113146' data-end-time='118792'>Are there a lot of overstated or extreme sentences?</span> <span data-start-time='118792' data-end-time='123458'>Are there facts in the story and can they be proven?</span> <span data-start-time='123458' data-end-time='127146'>Is it written by a well-known journalist?</span> <span data-start-time='127146' data-end-time='135438'>Richard Hornik is the Director of Overseas Partnership Programs for the Center for News Literacy.</span> <span data-start-time='135438' data-end-time='140896'>He says the problem of fake news really has two parts:</span> <span data-start-time='140896' data-end-time='148104'>stories with actual false information, and poor journalism in general.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1814/fake_news.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=8498 data-hint-location='10438' 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