​​For the Record provides teachers and parents with useful tools to encourage youth to engage with, reflect on, and think critically about the media they encounter on a daily basis. ​For the Record means: So that the true facts are recorded or known.  ​​​

Download the entire For the Record series. See below.

MARCH 2020 - COMING SOON

SPOTTING "FAKE NEWS"
Don't be so quick to click! What to consider before you like or share.

NOVEMBER 2019

THE TINTED LENS ​OF BIAS
Everyone has bias-even the media. Critical thinking is key. 

JUNE 2019

NEWS LIBRARIANS: DETECTIVES OF THE NEWSROOM
Learn about the role of News Librarians.​

FEBRUARY 2020

THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT ADVERTISING
Who is misrepresented, missing, stereotyped?

OCTOBER 2019

DOING RESEARCH: TALK, READ, GO.
How to conduct
research for an article.​

MAY 2019

CHECKING AND DOUBLE-CHECKING THE FACTS
The importance of accuracy in journalism.​

DECEMBER 2019

THE ART OF ​INTERVIEWING
How to ask great questions to get the best-and most-interesting answers.

SEPTEMBER 2019

COVERING A FEDERAL ELECTION
How the news media cover a Federal election
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