Free news and media literacy resources for teachers

Meta’s decision to remove fact-checking across its social media platforms has heightened the urgency for students to develop critical skills to detect false and misleading information.

As a teacher, you might be hearing the terms "news literacy" and "media literacy" an increasing amount. But what exactly do they mean? We believe news literacy is the ability to understand and think critically about the media you consume.

How do you help students determine whether a news story is real or fake? What's the safest way to consume mass media? And why do we hear such little good news? Explore the answers to these questions, as well as a host of other media-related queries, in your classroom.

Ready-to-teach lessons to improve news literacy skills

Our lessons save you time, so you can focus on the teaching.

Collage of pages from our News Literacy resources

Each lesson contains

Ready-to-use, clear teacher instructions that are easy to follow and get started with
An accessible PowerPoint that's colourful, clear and student-friendly
Printable, engaging resources with instructions for how to present them
Keywords and definitions to break down new or challenging vocabulary

Oracy-focused activities about news and media literacy
Bitesized, reliable information about how the media operate
Innovative ways to develop critical-thinking and communication skills: speaking, listening, problem-solving and creativity

Content you can trust

Our lessons are produced by experienced teachers, with support from The Economist's senior editors and fact-checkers. That means you can trust our resources to give an accurate and balanced picture for your students to unpick. Learn more