{"id":26,"date":"2011-09-29T15:45:45","date_gmt":"2011-09-29T15:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/philadelphia\/reboot-statement\/"},"modified":"2023-05-06T16:20:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T16:20:34","slug":"reboot-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/philadelphia\/reboot-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Reboot-statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>A consensus statement about the importance of news literacy<\/h1>\n<h2>A consensus statement of participants in &#8220;Rebooting the News:&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>News surrounds us and as such news literacy is an essential life skill for everyone. To <a href=\"http:\/\/etext.virginia.edu\/jefferson\/quotations\/jeff1600.htm\">paraphrase<\/a>Thomas Jefferson: Knowledge of current issues is essential to informed citizenship in a democracy. We are concerned about the effects of media messages on children and others. Modern <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.mit.edu\/henry-jenkins-podcast-thoughtcast-participatory-culture-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">participatory culture<\/a> makes every citizen a potential creator of news in social media, blogs, email and the web. We believe a literate citizen understands the purposes, processes and economics of news.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, it is time for American education to include the acquisition of 21st-century, critical-thinking skills for analyzing and judging the reliability of news, differentiating among facts, opinions and assertions in the media we create and distribute. News literacy standards can be research based in multiple content areas. They can be taught most effectively in cross-curricular, inquiry-based formats at all grade levels. It is a necessary component for literacy in contemporary society.<\/p>\n<p>Signed at Philadelphia, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008:<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\nDiana Laufenberg<br \/>\nHistory Teacher<br \/>\nScience Leadership Academy<br \/>\nPhiladelphia, Penn.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Frank Farley, Ph.D.<br \/>\nL. H. Carnell Professor<br \/>\nTemple University<br \/>\nPhiladelphia, Penn.<br \/>\n(former president, American Psychological Assn.)<\/p>\n<p>Bill Densmore<br \/>\nThe Media Giraffe Project at UMass Amherst<br \/>\nWilliamstown, Mass.<\/p>\n<p>Renee Hobbs<br \/>\nTemple University Media Education Lab<br \/>\nPhiladelphia, Penn.<\/p>\n<p>Kathleen Kentner<br \/>\nLibrarian, ORCSD<br \/>\nDurham, N.H.<\/p>\n<p>Frank W.Baker<br \/>\nMedia Literacy Clearinghouse,Inc.<br \/>\nColumbia, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>Lena Consolini-Quinn<br \/>\nConcerned Citizen<br \/>\nHadley, Mass.<\/p>\n<p>Leslie Tran<br \/>\nAbington Friends School<br \/>\nPhiladelphia, Penn.<\/p>\n<p>Nathalie Applewhite<br \/>\nPulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting<br \/>\nWashington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Ellen Kadransky<br \/>\nFree Lance writer<br \/>\nUpper Darby, Penn.<\/p>\n<p>Jeannine Cook<br \/>\nPositive Minds<br \/>\nPhiladelphia, Penn.<\/p>\n<p>Faith Rogow<br \/>\nInsighters Educational Consulting<br \/>\nIthaca, NY<\/p>\n<p>John H. McManus<br \/>\nGradeTheNews.org<br \/>\nSunnyvale, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>Lucas Cioffi<br \/>\nCo-Founder, <a href=\"http:\/\/DeepDebate.org\">DeepDebate.Org<\/a><br \/>\nWashington, DC<\/p>\n<p>Karen Zill<br \/>\nNational Association for Media Literacy Education<br \/>\nWashington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Katherine Cohen<br \/>\nTeacher, Ad Prima Charter School<br \/>\nPhiladelphia, Penn.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Moll<br \/>\nThe Public Forum Institute<br \/>\nWashington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Diane S. Varner<br \/>\nPh.D. student\/Adjunct Faculty<br \/>\nTemple University<br \/>\nPhiladelphia, Penn.<\/p>\n<p>Sherri Hope Culver<br \/>\nTemple University, Media Education Lab<br \/>\nPhiladelphia, Penn.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Doyle<br \/>\nWriter, Coordinator<br \/>\nJackson Media Literacy Project<br \/>\nJackson, Miss.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Silha<br \/>\nJournalism That Matters<br \/>\nVashon Island, Wash.<\/p>\n<p>Peggy Holman<br \/>\nJournalism that Matters<br \/>\nBellevue, Wash.<\/p>\n<p>Kaizar Campwala<br \/>\nNewsTrust<br \/>\nSan Francisco, CA<\/p>\n<p>Jiwon Yoon<br \/>\nTemple University Media Education Lab<br \/>\nPhiladelphia, Penn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A consensus statement about the importance of news literacy A consensus statement of participants in &#8220;Rebooting the News:&#8221; News surrounds us and as such news literacy is an essential life skill for everyone. 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